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Equal Protection
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Constitutional Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument on Virginia Racial Gerrymandering, Bethune-Hill Redux
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Virginia House of Delegates v. Bethune-Hill involving the ultimate issue…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Eighth Circuit Finds Schools’ All-Girls Dance Team Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in D.M. v. Minnesota State High School League, the Eighth Circuit held that an exclusion of…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Federal Judge Holds Male-Only Military Draft Violates Equal Protection
By Tracy Thomas
ABA J, Male-only Draft Violates Equal Protection Principles, Federal Judge SaysA federal judge in Houston has ruled that the male-only draft violates equal protection principles of the Fifth Amendment’s due…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal District Judge Finds Male-Only Selective Service Registration Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in National Coalition for Men v. Selective Service System, Judge Gray Miller of the United States…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Alaska Supreme Court upholds decision blocking restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions
Jurist (Feb. 18, 2018): Alaska Supreme Court upholds decision blocking restrictions on Medicaid funding for abortions, by Jordan Ross:The Alaska Supreme Court last week upheld a prior decision preventing the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Divided Tenth Circuit: Sex-Specific “Topless” Nudity Ban Denies Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Free the Nipple v. City of Fort Collins, the Tenth Circuit upheld the district judge's…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
United States District Judge Finds Exclusion of Puerto Rican Resident from Benefits Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in United States v. Vaello-Madero, United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico, Gustavo…
Religion Clause
Suit Challenges Vermont’s Exclusion of Parochial High Schools From College Enrollment Program
Suit was filed this week in a Vermont federal district court challenging on free exercise and equal protection grounds Vermont's exclusion of students attending private religious high schools from the…
Larkin Hoffman Employment & Labor Law Blog
The Battle Over LGBT Rights Rages On
Most of you will recall the fight in numerous political elections just a few years ago over the issue of whether same-sex couples have the right to marry. The Supreme…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Finds ICWA Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion in Brackeen v. Zinke, United States District Judge for the Northern District of Texas, Reed O'Connor,…