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Supreme Court Update
Engquist v. Oregon Department of Agriculture (07-474) and Bridge v. Phoenix Bond & Indemnity Co. (07-210)
By Wiggin and Dana, Kim Rinehart
This Update bring us up to date with the final decisions from last week – which, though they didn't grab the headlines like the Boumediene decision, will wind up being…
Supreme Court Update
Order List
Greetings Court fans! Not much to report today; just three grants from the order list: 1. Johnson v. California (03-636): This is an equal protection challenge to California's policy…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Lawsuit Challenges California’s Board Gender Diversity Law as Presumptively Invalid under Equal Protection
By Tracy Thomas
Cydney Posner, A First Challenge to California's Board Gender Diversity LawIt was only a matter of time. As reported here on Bloomberg, a conservative activist group has filed a lawsuit,Crest v. Alex Padilla,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Finds Batson Equal Protection Violation in Flowers v. Mississippi
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Flowers v. Mississippi, the Court reversed the decision of a divided Mississippi Supreme Court that…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Finds Virginia House Lacks Standing to Appeal Racial Gerrymandering
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its divided opinion in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill, the Court concluded that the Virginia House of…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
Why Federal Equal Protection Challenges to Workers’ Compensation Statutes Don’t Work
I do not believe that interference with workers’ compensation rights are subject to vindication under the equal protection clause of the United States Constitution (even when the interference is vicious…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Seeking Contraceptive Equity under the Affordable Care Act
By Tracy Thomas
Greer Donley, Contraceptive Equity: Curing the Sex Discrimination in the ACA's Mandate. 71 Alabama L. Rev. (forthcoming) Birth control is typically viewed as a woman’s problem despite the fact that men…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Justice Ginsburg’s Legacy and the Draft Case
By Tracy Thomas
Linda Greenhouse, Why R.B.G. Matters, NY TimesFor the judicial icon otherwise known as R.B.G., Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s past few roller-coaster months have included being lionized by Hollywood, laid low by…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Finds Charter School’s Gendered Dress Code Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in Peltier v. Charter Day School, Inc., Senior United States District Judge Malcolm J. Howard in…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Hears Oral Arguments in Partisan Gerrymandering Case
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Court heard oral arguments in Rucho v. Common Cause (& League of Women Voters) regarding the constitutionality of…