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Equal Protection
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California Employment Law Update
California “Women on Boards” Law Ruled Unconstitutional, but California Will Appeal
Last Friday, the Los Angeles Superior Court in Crest et al. v. Padilla (“Crest”) held that Senate Bill 826 (“SB 826”), also known as the “Women on Boards” law, is…
Zalma on Insurance
Statute of Limitations Defeats Equal Protection Claim
By Barry Zalma
Plaintiff Sat on Her Rights and Lost Them Sharon Motley appealed the district court’s dismissal of her putative class action brought against Hal Taylor in his official capacity as Secretary…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Arnold & Porter Discusses Attacks on Board Diversity Initiatives
By Amy Endicott, Teresa L. Johnson, Sean M. SeLegue, Kaitlin Robinson
Nasdaq’s Board Diversity Rule, approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in August 2021, is the subject of an ongoing, high stakes court battle in the United States Court…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Western District Denies in Part Motion to Dismiss
The Western District of Texas recently denied in part and granted in part a Rule 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss in the matter of Doe v. U.T. at San Antonio, No.…
The Faculty Lounge
Supreme Court Endorses Colonialism….again….
Let the fireworks begin....following the footsteps of my mentor....left me with a renewed vigor to pester and afflict the complacent: Below is the text of a recent scathing op-ed on…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
4th Circuit Rules Constitution’s Fifth Amendment Equal Protection Clause Protects Against Sexual Harassment
By Tracy Thomas
Court Revives Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Targeting Federal JudiciaryA federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a former public defender’s lawsuit challenging the federal judiciary’s handling of her sexual harassment and discrimination claims…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Amicus Brief of Equal Protection Constitutional Law Scholars in Dobbs Abortion Case
By Tracy Thomas
Equal Protection and Abortion: Brief of Equal Protection Constitutional Law Scholars Serena Mayeri, Melissa Murray, and Reva Siegel as Amici Curiae in Support of Respondents in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's…
PrawfsBlawg
Justice Thomas’s Concurrence in Vaello-Madero
Main Sunday, April 24, 2022Justice Thomas's Concurrence in Vaello-MaderoJustice Thomas wrote a thoughtful concurrence last week in a case raising an equal protection challenge against the denial of SSI benefits…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Supreme Court upholds denial of federal benefits to Puerto Rico in Equal protection challenge
On Thursday, April 21, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Puerto Rican residents do not have a Constitutional right to receive certain federal benefits that the government provides to residents…
Labor & Employment Law Perspectives
LA Court Strikes Down CA Statute Requiring Board Diversity
By Sara Alexis Levine Abarbanel
On April 1, 2022, the Superior Court of California for the County of Los Angeles entered an order striking down the California law requiring that publicly held companies with principal…