Pain Relief Network

Apr 18, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. — Federal prosecutors have essentially “deputized attorneys” in their efforts to use confidential malpractice settlements to prosecute a Kansas physician accused of illegally prescribing medication, defense attorneys said in documents filed Friday […]

Apr 17, 2008
By: Roxana Hegeman
The Associated Press
WICHITA, Kan. — An embattled Kansas physician charged with running a “pill mill” that led to 56 deaths told a federal judge in court papers Thursday that he and his wife were not afraid of the truth and are opposed to the government’s request for a gag order in their case […]

Apr 15, 2008
By: David G. Savage
The LA Times
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it would take up a Los Angeles case to decide whether a chief prosecutor can be held liable for a man’s wrongful conviction of murder […]

Apr 14, 2008
By: Jacob Sullum
Reason.com
Over at The Huffington Post, reason contributor Maia Szalavitz notes that Kansas physician Stephen Schneider and his wife, Linda, who are accused of drug trafficking through improper painkiller prescriptions, have managed to get their side of the story out with the help of the Pain Relief Network […]

Apr 13, 2008
By: Maura J. Casey
The New York Times (NY)
In 1662, the colonists of Hartford accused 39-year-old Mary Sanford of witchcraft. Based on evidence — drinking wine and dancing around a bonfire — the court pronounced her guilty “for not having the feare of God before thyne eyes.” Sanford was hanged, leaving behind five children and a shaken husband who was later acquitted of similar charges […]

Apr 7, 2008
By: Tom Lynch
Cato
Federal prosecutor wants a federal judge to order citizens to stop talking to the media about a case. In extraordinary circumstances, a judge can order the attorneys in a particular case to stop talking to the media […]