April 09, 2026
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Thursday called the addition of overdose prevention nonprofit Safehouse's president as a counterclaim plaintiff in the government's suit to stop it from launching a safe-injection site in Philadelphia a "ploy" to add another to the ranks of those claiming the government infringed the group's religious freedom.
November 06, 2024
The U.S. Department of Justice has urged the Third Circuit to preserve its win in preventing an overdose prevention organization from opening a supervised safe-injection site in Philadelphia, arguing that a lower court correctly ruled that the group is not a religious organization eligible for federal protection.
April 09, 2024
The consequences of the demise of Roe rippled through state courts, big employers say they didn't get the generic-drug bargain they signed up for, and pharmaceutical giant Sanofi moved closer to resolving thousands of claims centering on the heartburn drug Zantac. Here, Law360 looks at the major healthcare litigation from the past week.
April 03, 2024
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Wednesday ruled that an overdose prevention organization planning to open a supervised safe-injection site in Philadelphia is not a religious entity, delivering a win to the U.S. Department of Justice, which opposed the site.
December 04, 2023
An attorney for an overdose prevention nonprofit told a Pennsylvania federal judge Monday that the government is seeking a ruling that would force drug users onto the street and violate the Philadelphia nonprofit's right to exercise its religious beliefs.
April 13, 2023
A group of Democratic Pennsylvania state senators is asking a federal court not to allow any settlement that would permit nonprofit Safehouse to open a drug injection site in Philadelphia, saying such a site is clearly in violation of state and federal law, and any exemption to those laws should be considered by the legislature, not the courts.
June 24, 2020
A Pennsylvania federal judge who previously approved a supervised drug injection site in Philadelphia halted the facility's opening while the government appeals that decision, saying on Wednesday that the opioid epidemic has been overshadowed by the coronavirus pandemic.
February 25, 2020
A proposed supervised drug injection site in Philadelphia won approval to open its doors on Tuesday when a Pennsylvania federal judge swept aside the government's arguments that the controversial facility, intended to reduce opioid overdose deaths, would violate federal drug laws.
August 19, 2019
The head of a proposed supervised injection site in Philadelphia pushed back against federal prosecutors Monday, insisting that the controversial facility, intended to reduce opioid overdose deaths, would not violate federal drug laws.
February 06, 2019
The U.S. Department of Justice said it has made a first-of-its-kind move Wednesday aimed at putting the brakes on a proposed supervised drug injection site in Philadelphia before it is able to open its doors.