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Pennsylvania high court upholds drug supplier liability law
Original: High court rejects challenge to how Pa. treats users accused of supplying drugs in fatal overdoses
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge to the state's practice of prosecuting drug users as suppliers when another person dies of an overdose. The ruling keeps in place a charging approach that critics say punishes people who were themselves using drugs, while prosecutors defend it as a tool against overdose deaths.
Why now: The state's highest court just issued a consequential ruling affecting how fatal overdose cases are prosecuted.
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