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Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Holds Citizenship Law for Unwed Fathers Violates Equal Protection But Denies Remedy Extending Equal Treatment
By Tracy Thomas
Justice Ginsburg (6-2) writing for the Court in Sessions v. Morales-Santana holds unconstitutional a federal citizenship law requiring unwed fathers of children born abroad to have previously lived in the US…
Workers’ Compensation Law Prof Blog
More on Clower v. CVS Caremark (The recent Alabama case)
In Clower v. CVS Caremark the plaintiff challenged the Alabama cap on both indemnity benefits and attorneys’ fees. This post deals exclusively with the indemnity benefits question. (I’ll address attorneys’ fees…
Ohio Appellate Insights
Oral Argument Preview: Is Section of Felonious Assault Statute Singling Out Sexual Conduct of HIV Positive Persons Unconstitutional? State of Ohio v. Orlando Batista.
Update: On October 26, 2017, the Supreme Court handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here. Read the analysis of the argument here On May 17, 2017,…
PrawfsBlawg
Party control
Main Wednesday, April 05, 2017Party controlI have not had a chance to read the en banc Seventh Circuit decision in Hively v. Ivy Tech Comm. College, holding that sexual-orientation discrimination…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Court Decides Bethune-Hill on Racial Gerrymandering: New Equal Protection Standard on Remand
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn its opinion in Bethune-Hill v. Virginia State Board of Elections, the Court clarified the standard for deciding whether…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
District Judge Finds School District’s Exclusionary Bathroom Policy Likely Violates Equal Protection
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his well-reasoned and comprehensive 48 page opinion in Evancho v. Pine-Richland School District, Judge Mark Hornak of the…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Case Against Segregated Women’s Sports
By Tracy Thomas
Nancy Leong, Against Women's SportsAbstractThis Article challenges the longstanding assumption that sports should be segregated by sex. Imposing sex segregation on sports is problematic for many reasons. It reflects and reinforces…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Ninth Circuit Rules on “Muslim Ban” in Washington v. Trump: Upholding Injunction EO
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawThe Ninth Circuit panel has issued its opinion in the emergency appeal denying a stay of the injunction from…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Constitutionality of President’s “Muslim Ban”: Equal Protection Issues
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawPresident Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) late Friday afternoon entitled "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into…
Race and the Law Prof Blog
Locking Black Parents Out of Charter School Board Representation
For readers following the charter school movement and consequent debates, you may find of interest a new article by Heather Bennett and Steven Nelson entitled Are Black Parents Locked out…