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Equal Protection
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California Employment Law Update
City Violated Title VII By Discarding Results Of Test That Disparately Impacted Minorities
By Tony Oncidi
Ricci v. DeStefano, 557 U.S. ___, 129 S. Ct. 2658 (2009) One hundred eighteen firefighters took written examinations administered by the city of New Haven, Connecticut in order to qualify…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Franken is Minnesota’s US Senator: The Minnesota Supreme Court distinguishes Bush v. Gore
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The Minnesota Supreme Court has issued its decision regarding the Franken-Coleman election (from November 2008). With Coleman's concession, this ends the saga; Al Franken will be seated, giving the Democratic…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Sotomayor, Ricci, and Affirmative Action – Part I – Let the Dialogue Begin
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Now that the news frenzy surrounding the Sotomayor nomination has started to settle, the trends in the storylines are easy to follow. One of the recurrent issues is the Ricci…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Equal Protection Issue in NH Same-Sex Marriage Bill
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Professor Tony Infanti over at Feminist Law Professors blog has noted that the new New Hampshire same-sex marriage bill signed into law this week does have a constitutional issue other…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
California Supreme Court on Proposition 8: Analysis and New Litigation
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The California Supreme Court has issued its opinion in the three consolidated cases (Strauss v. Horton, S168047; Tyler v. State of California, S168066; City and County of San Francisco v.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Teaching Assistant
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Dear all: What a week! What with torture memos and 100 days celebrations and critiques and swine flu and Justice Souter . . . there's been a lot going on. …
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Teaching Assistant
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Hello! There a a variety of stories that may be of interest this week. Let's begin, shall we?Constitutional HistoryOver at the Faculty Lounge, Al Brophy has a post discussing the…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Quick Hit – Interesting Take on the Ricci Case and Equal Protection
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If you are at all interested in the Ricci case, please take a moment to read this posting by Deborah Hellman which discusses the Ricci case, but also critiques some of…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Teaching Assistant
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Hello. Here are the stories that might interest you this week!Equal Protection/Fundamental RightsSihks in the U.S. Army are challenging military regulations prohibiting the growth of facial hair and wearing of headgear as religious…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Teaching Assistant
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Hello! Welcome to this week's edition of the Teaching Assistant! In an eventful week, there are a few stories that may have missed your attention. Here goes . . .Equal…