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Equal Protection
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Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Iowa Supreme Court Strikes Down Opposite-Sex Only Marriage Law
The New York Times: Iowa Court Says Gay Marriage Ban Is Unconstitutional, by Monica Davey and Liz Robbins: Iowa became the first state in the Midwest to approve same-sex marriageon…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Equal Protection Viewpoint on AIG Bonuses
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Over at the Faculty Lounge (where I am frequently a guest, full disclosure), Con Law Prof (and Con Law casebook author) Calvin Massey has a brief post about a potential…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
The Teaching Assistant
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Hello all! After a brief hiatus, we are back with a number of stories on Equal Protection and Fundamental Rights, plus one bonus story. Here are this week's equal protection/fundamental…
Family Law Prof Blog
Proposition 8 Arguments
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Today, the California Supreme Court heard oral arguments for three hours on the challenge to California's Proposition 8. I've blogged about the arguments on ConLawProf here.RR
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Equal Protection in Faith-Based Executive Order
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Today, Obama signed Amendments to Executive Order 13199 and Establishment of the President's Advisory Council for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. The Washington Post has a video of the announcement and…
PropertyProf Blog
Blackman on Class Actions and Eminent Domain
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Josh Blackman (George Mason) has posted Taking the Home of a Class of One and the Path of Least Resistance: How the Equal Protection Clause and Village of Willowbrook V.…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Working while Gay – Equal Protection Issue
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Yesterday, Pandagon.com reported an interesting story out of Tennessee. Apparently, Mr. David Hill was fired by a hotel owner for being homosexual. Let’s talk about this in four ways. First,…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
In Case You Missed it, Part III – Equal Protection Edition
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In this final installment of “In Case You Missed It . . . ,” we review some of the equal protection stories that might have flown below your radar. The…
Constitutional Law Prof Blog
Two Recent Cases
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There are two cases at the court that may of interest to Con Law scholars. First, last week the Court heard arguments in an Equal Protection case that may have…
NJ Family Legal Blog
FLORIDA CIRCUIT COURT FINDS GAY ADOPTION BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Declaring unconstitutional a 30-year old state law prohibiting gay men and women from adopting children in Florida, a Circuit Court there recently concluded that Florida should no longer be the…