SCOTUS to weigh good faith defense in illicit prescription cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear two cases over whether doctors charged with illegally distributing prescription drugs can defend themselves by arguing that they acted in good faith.

A view shows the pediment of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. June 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ken Cedenoto hear two cases over whether doctors charged with illegally distributing prescription drugs can defend themselves by arguing that they acted in good faith.

Kahn's lawyer, Beau Brindley, said the appeal was a chance to make it clear that "making an unreasonable mistake about treatment is not enough to render a medical practitioner's acts criminal."

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