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Equal Protection
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Sentencing Law and Policy
What do you get when you mix a challenge to a local $30 “booking fee” with a lot of very smart federal judges?
Main July 22, 2014What do you get when you mix a challenge to a local $30 "booking fee" with a lot of very smart federal judges?The answer to the seemingly…
Labor Law Prof Blog
On Remand from the Supreme Court, Fisher Decided in the Fifth Circuit in Support of Affirmative Action Plan
Thanks so much to the bloggers at the Workplace Prof Blog for inviting me. I am excited to join such a great group as a guest blogger.For my initial post, Iād…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal District Judge Declares Kentucky’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his opinion today in Love v. Beshear, Judge John Heyburn held that the Kentucky provisions prohibiting same-sex marriage violate…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Federal District Judge Invalidates Indiana Laws Banning Same-Sex Marriage
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn his decision today in Baskin v. Bogan, United States District Judge Richard Young permanently enjoined Indiana officials from…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Tenth Circuit Holds Utah’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional in a Divided Decision
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a divided decision, the Tenth Circuit opinion in Kitchen v. Herbert held that theDue Process and Equal Protection Clauses…
Education Law Prof Blog
Texas Lawsuit Argues “Value Added” Evaluations Violate Due Process and Equal Protection
By Derek Black
The Houston Federation of Teachers and a group high-achieving individual teachers have filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the "value added" teacher evaluation system recently implemented by the Houston Independent…
RLUIPA Defense Blog
Lawsuit Challenging Ten Commandments Monument at Oklahoma Capitol Can Proceed, Says Federal Court
By Evan Seeman, Dwight Merriam
A case to watch out of Oklahoma – American Atheists, Inc. v. Thompson, No. CIV-14-42-C (W.D. OK 2014) – involves a lawsuit brought by an atheist group challenging the placement…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
California State Trial Judge Declares Teacher Tenure Provisions Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawIn a 16 page "tentative decision" in Vergara v. California, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Rolf Treu has declared that…
Education Law Prof Blog
Inhibiting Intrastate Inequalities: A Congressional Approach to Ensuring Equal Opportunity to Finance Public Education
By Derek Black
Michigan Law Review has published an interesting student note, Inhibiting Intrastate Inequalities: A Congressional Approach to Ensuring Equal Opportunity to Finance Public Education, by Joshua Arocho. It is primarily a policy…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Wisconsin Federal Judge Declares Same Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
Professor Ruthann Robson, City University of New York (CUNY) School of LawJoining the federal judges who have declared unconstitutional their respective state laws banning same-sex marriage, Judge Barbara Crabb issued…