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Equal Protection
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Last Month at the Supreme Court
Grant Alert
By Chantel Febus, James Azadian, Monika Harris, Jake Schultz
Association for Education Fairness v. Montgomery County Board of Education (No. 26-12) On October 19, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear a case that will address what plaintiffs must…
JURIST
Supreme Court to hear case on affirmative action in education three years after striking it down in college admissions
The US Supreme Court announced on Monday that it would revisit the issue of race as a factor in school admissions, often called affirmative action, three years after striking down…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Opinion: Anti-equity amendment is for a post-racial state we haven't built yet
Wisconsin’s Legislature asks voters to pass a constitutional amendment that in essence refutes the legitimacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. The proposed amendment, question 3 on the Nov.…
Understanding the ADA
It May Be Just a Theoretical Right to Serve on a Jury, But a Person with a Disability Has a Real Right to Serve on a Grand Jury
Baseball playoffs are here as is the start of the NFL season. Good luck to all of your teams. Two of my three baseball teams (Braves and White Sox), made…
Law & Humanities Blog
Joo on A Long Story: Queues, Dreadlocks, and Cycles in Civil Rights History
By christinecorcoslawlit-blogspot-com
Thomas Wuil Joo, University of California Davis School of Law, has published A Long Story: Queues, Dreadlocks, and Cycles in Civil Rights History. Here is the abstract. The conventional justification…
School Law
IRS Proposes New Regulations on Nondiscrimination for Tax-Exempt Schools
By Julie C. Fay, Melissa Mack, Deanna McWeeney, Tom Owen
In September 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), jointly with the Department of the Treasury, issued its Priority Guidance Plan (“Plan”) for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. In this Plan, the IRS signaled…
Wait A Second!
Possible Batson violation may yield a new trial for plaintiff
By secondcircuitcivilrightsblogsecondcircuitcivilrig
A personal injury plaintiff may have a new opportunity to prove his unsuccessful claim on the basis that jury selection in this federal case may have been tainted by a…
Religion Clause
6th Circuit Questions Whether "Secular Purpose" Is Still Part of Establishment Clause Compliance
In Gordon v. City of Hamtramck, (6th Cir., Aug. 21, 2026), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Free Speech, Establishment Clause and Equal Protection challenges to a city Ordinance…
Religion Clause
Ministry Loses Challenge to Ban on Sex Offenders Living Near Places That Children Gather
In Hope Prison Ministries v. City of Fort Worth, Texas, (ND TX, Aug. 14, 2026), a Christian ministry that operates transitional housing for former inmates, including sex offenders, challenged a Fort…
Inside Government Contracts
SBA Finalizes Changes to the 8(a) Program’s Social Disadvantage Requirements
By Kayleigh Scalzo, Peter Terenzio, Krissy Chapman
On August 11, 2026, the Small Business Administration issued a final rule that fundamentally alters how individuals may qualify as “socially disadvantaged” under the 8(a) Business Development Program. Although the…