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Court Allows Suit by Jewish School Denied Zoning Approval to Move Ahead
Bet Midrash Ohr Hachayim Hakadosh, Inc., v. City of Hollywood, Florida, (FL Bkr., Aug. 28, 2026), is a civil rights action being pursued in federal bankruptcy court because plaintiff is in…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Board President Removed Without Cause or Hearing Able to Pursue Claims for Attorneys’ Fees and Punitive Damages
Montemuro v. Jim Thorpe Area School District, 2026 WL 1433082 (M.D. Pa. 2026) (A school board president removed from office by the school board without cause or a hearing was…
Tucker Arensberg Blog
Sex-Segregated Athletics in Schools and the Limits of Title IX
West Virginia v. B.P.J., 225 L. Ed. 2d 1040 (2026) (Supreme Court ruling affirming that states and educational institutions may lawfully restrict female athletic teams to biological females without violating…
Religion Clause
Idaho’s Abortion Ban Is Found to Be Too Broad; Court Expands Exceptions
In Seyb v. Members of the Idaho Board of Medicine, (D ID, August 13, 2026), decided three weeks ago, an Idaho federal district court in an 81-page opinion held that portions…
Microjuris Blog
Ficciones extraterritoriales
By Ed. Microjuris.com Puerto Rico
El profesor Andrés L. Córdova analiza las implicaciones constitucionales de las recientes controversias sobre la ciudadanía americana por nacimiento en los territorios y su relación con la Decimocuarta Enmienda.
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Plaintiff may challenge her termination under Due Process Clause
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
This appeal raises a complex issue relating to res judicata. Lawyers know about res judicata; the general public not so much. But this doctrine -- which prevents you from bringing…
Family and Fertility Australia Blog
Trump’s New Order Threatens Foreign Surrogacy Babies
By Eman T.
Two new executive orders issued by President Trump have created serious uncertainty for foreign intended parents pursuing surrogacy in the United States. For Australians, the concern is immediate and practical:…
Law of the Land
Fed. Dist. Court Dismisses Summary Judgment Motion on RLUIPA Claim Regarding Special Permit Application Request for a Prayer Campus
This post was authored by Luke Jenkins, Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsber Law Center Plaintiffs, a corporation and its director, brought suit against the Charter Township of Genoa and its…
Legal History Blog
Francois and Hershkopff on Pennoyer and Redemption
By Dan Ernst
Aderson Francois, Georgetown University Law Center, and Helen Hershkoff, New York University School of Law, have posted Pennoyer, Due Process, and the End of Reconstruction, which is forthcoming in the…
Ogletree Deakins Insights
Trump Administration Issues Executive Orders on Birthright Citizenship and Birth Tourism
By By: Marquita L. Capers, Dhariana M. Rios
Quick Hits On August 6, 2026, President Trump issued two executive orders aimed at limiting birthright citizenship under certain circumstances and ending “birth tourism.” The first executive order expands the…