Michele Singer Reiner and Rob Reiner pose with their children, Jake, Romy and Nick, far right, at a 2014 gala. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images

How the ‘slayer rule’ might play a role in determining who will inherit wealth from Rob Reiner and his wife

These rules have a long history in the United States. They played a role in the notorious murders by the Menendez brothers and Scott Peterson.
Gene Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, pose for a photo in 1986 in Los Angeles. Donaldson Collection/Michael Ochs Archives via Getty Images

Gene Hackman had a will, but the public may never find out who inherits his $80M fortune

The drama playing out over the late actor’s assets offers valuable lessons for anyone leaving an estate – large or small – to their loved ones or a favorite charity.
Abortion-rights demonstrators holds a sign in front of the Supreme Court building in Washington as the Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic case is heard on April 2, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images

Supreme Court rules that states may deny people covered by Medicaid the freedom to choose Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

The ruling limits the rights of Medicaid patients to choose their own health care provider. It could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
As it stands, only a tiny fraction of America’s wealthy are ever subjected to the estate tax. Krisanapong Detraphiphat/Getty Images

Repealing the estate tax could create headaches for the rich – as well as worsen inequality

Only a tiny fraction of Americans are rich enough for it to matter anyway. And many wealthy taxpayers already locked their existing assets into estate plans that they can’t change.
Planned Parenthood clinics, like this one in Los Angeles, are located across the United States. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

Supreme Court considers whether states may prevent people covered by Medicaid from choosing Planned Parenthood as their health care provider

The court’s decision on whether Medicaid patients can choose their own health care provider could have consequences far beyond South Carolina.
An examination room at a Jacksonville abortion clinic in April 2024, shortly before Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Crossing state lines to get an abortion is a new legal minefield, with courts to decide if there’s a right to travel

Iowa and Idaho have passed abortion trafficking laws that stop people from helping minors get abortions. These laws open the door for questions about the right to travel to get an abortion.
A atriz Halle Berry, em frente a senadores dos EUA, declara que está na menopausa. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Novos tratamentos para a menopausa podem ajudar a diminuir sintomas, mas muitas mulheres ainda não sabem disso

O número de pacientes que receberam prescrição de terapia hormonal despencou após 2002, devido a descobertas que os especialistas questionaram desde então. Com uma melhor compreensão, mais e mais pessoas estão usando esses tratamentos.
Activists on both sides of the abortion battle are gearing up for it to be a major issue in the 2024 election. Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Supreme Court unanimously concludes that anti‑abortion groups have no standing to challenge access to mifepristone – but the drug likely faces more court challenges

The opinion did not take on the substance of the plaintiffs’ claims against mifepristone, and the abortion pill is already facing other challenges.
Actor Halle Berry, standing in front of U.S. senators, proclaims that she’s in menopause. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Menopause treatments can help with hot flashes and other symptoms – but many people aren’t aware of the latest advances

The number of patients prescribed hormonal therapy plummeted after 2002, due to findings experts have since questioned. With better understanding, more and more people are using these treatments.
Demonstrators protest outside the Supreme Court building shortly before the court heard arguments about mifepristone on March 26, 2024. Michael Nigro/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images

Can states prevent doctors from giving emergency abortions, even if federal law requires them to do so? The Supreme Court will decide

EMTALA requires hospitals to provide stabilizing treatment to all patients – but Idaho is arguing that its abortion ban means it doesn’t have to allow the procedure, even if it is medically needed.
Pro-abortion rights activists rally in front of the Supreme Court on March 26, 2024, the day justices heard oral arguments about the use of mifepristone. Drew Angerer/AFP via Getty Images

Abortion drug access could be limited by Supreme Court − if the court decides anti‑abortion doctors can, in fact, challenge the FDA

Two legal scholars who study abortion-related laws explain what happened at the Supreme Court in a case that could make it harder to get an abortion.

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