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Equal Protection
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Chicago IP Litigation
Blawg Review #170 — Equal Protection & Due Process
Blawg Review # 170 is up (actually it went up yesterday,* a day early) at Simple Justice, a New York blog with a criminal defense focus -- click here for…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Absence of Class of One Equal Protection Claim in Employment Leads to Reversal
Relying on the recent Supreme Court decision in Engquist (blogged about previously here and here) that held that there is no class of one equal protection claim for public employees,…
Labor Law Prof Blog
PING: Supreme Court Limits Government Employees From Bringing Certain Employment Discrimination LawsuitsURL: http://www.acsblog.org/economic-workplace-and-environmental-regulation-supreme-court-limits-government-employees-from-bringing-certain-employment-discrimination-lawsuits.htmlIP: 206.135.15.187BLOG NAME: ACSBlog: The Blog of the American Constitution SocietyDATE: 06/09/2008 12:54:38 PMIn a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice John Roberts, the Supreme Court in Engquist v. Oregon Dep’t of Agriculture held that a discrimination lawsuit against the government for engaging in class of one discrimination does not apply in …
As Radiohead once said, "No Surprises." (The mood of the song is perfect for this post. Listen to it as you read - "They don't speak for us.").Here's the syllabus…
Labor Law Prof Blog
Oral Argument Transcript Analysis of Engquist “Class of One” Public Employment Case
So does the equal protection clause of the United State Constitution protect public employees from discrimination in the absence of those employees being part of a suspect classification or exercising…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
S.C. Law Review Symposium on Equality and the Roberts Court
I am looking forward to participating today in the South Carolina Law Review Symposium, The Roberts Court and Equal Protection: Gender, Race, and Class. I will be speaking on the…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Understanding Plyler’s Legacy
Here is an abstract to a fascinating paper: In 1982, the Supreme Court held in Plyer v. Doe that undocumented immigrant students have a right under the Equal Protection Clause…
inversecondemnation.com
Federal Equal Protection Land Use Case Filed
A complaint has been filed in U.S. District Court against the mayor of Kauai County, the county Department of Planning, and the Planning Commission over the Coconut Beach development. The…
Sentencing Law and Policy
Third Circuit strikes down part of Pennsylvania’s sex offender notification statute
Main January 23, 2008Third Circuit strikes down part of Pennsylvania's sex offender notification statuteThanks to this post at DotD, I see that divided panel of the Third Circuit in Doe…
inversecondemnation.com
2007 Land Use in Review: Hawaii Supreme Court Lowers the Bar in Equal Protection “Rational Basis” Analysis
It's a pretty rare event when a court invalidates a law for violating the Equal Protection clauses of either the Hawaii or U.S. Constitution under rational basis review. In Silva…
Employer Law Report
Affirmative Action Plan Admissible As Direct Evidence of Discrimination
As further proof that no good deed goes unpunished, one Ohio appellate court has held that an employer’s affirmative action plan (AAP) may be used against it to prove discrimination. Strange…