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PrawfsBlawg
Sexualized Misconduct
Main Wednesday, December 20, 2017Sexualized MisconductMichael Dorf has two posts on the Alex Kozinski saga. In discussing the various allegations against the now-former judge, Dorf uses the term "sexualized misconduct"…
The EPL Advisor
Litigations Filed By EEOC Increased In FY 2017 Despite Reduction In Number of Charges Filed
According to the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s annual Performance and Accountability Report (PAR), the EEOC filed more than double the number of discrimination lawsuits against employers in FY 2017…
The Faculty Lounge
The Forgotten Emancipator #4 – Race and Labor
In an 1856 speech, future United States Representative James Ashley said, "I often wonder how your northern-born men can show such hostility to the black man. Singularly enough, I find…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
MeToo is Working but MeToo is not Enough
By Tracy Thomas
MeToo is Working: New Data Shows Attitudes on Harassment are ChangingTwo months after the New York Times published an earth-shattering exposé about Harvey Weinstein's history of alleged sexual harassment and assault, the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Sexism and Misogyny are not the Same Thing
By Tracy Thomas
What Everybody Gets Wrong About MisogynyWhat is misogyny? How is it different from sexism? And why does the male-dominated status quo seem to persist? A new book by Cornell philosophy professor Kate Manne…
PrawfsBlawg
Who’s Being “Coerced” in Masterpiece Cakeshop? (or, Why Everyone Thinks They Play Defense in Baseline Hell)
Main Friday, December 08, 2017Who's Being "Coerced" in Masterpiece Cakeshop? (or, Why Everyone Thinks They Play Defense in Baseline Hell)Marci Hamilton's column on Masterpiece Cakeshop's oral argument provides a great…
PrawfsBlawg
Hunting for the Snark of Private “Expressiveness” in Masterpiece Cakeshop’s Oral Argument
Main Wednesday, December 06, 2017Hunting for the Snark of Private "Expressiveness" in Masterpiece Cakeshop's Oral ArgumentAs anyone could have predicted (and, SSP, as I did predict in September), the Masterpiece…
PrawfsBlawg
Argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop
Main Tuesday, December 05, 2017Argument in Masterpiece CakeshopHaving read the transcript, I have no idea where this is going or what standard anyone seems to be gravitating to. The only…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Masterpiece Cake Oral Argument
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of Law The Court heard oral argument in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission with extensive arguments from the…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Study Finds Limited Success for Discrimination Plaintiffs
Employment cases are difficult for the employee. I have mentioned a couple of studies about the success rates for employment cases. See my prior posts here and here. Now, we…