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Equal Protection
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Affirmative Action in College Admissions
By By T. Scott Kelly, Jimmy F. Robinson Jr., Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States held that certain race-conscious college admissions policies violate the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, which prohibits discrimination…
Davis+Gilbert PERKS
Supreme Court Strikes Down University Affirmative Action Policies
In a groundbreaking 6-3 decision issued today, the U.S. Supreme Court held that the affirmative action admissions policies of Harvard University and the University of North Carolina violated the Constitution’s’…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
The Limited Effect of SCOTUS’ Decision in Sessions v. Morales-Santana Five Years Later
By Tracy Thomas
John Vlahoplus, Sessions v. Morales-Santana, Five Years On, Charleston Law Review (Forthcoming)The Supreme Court’s 2017 decision in Sessions v. Morales-Santana was a landmark victory for equality over congressional power. For the…
California Employment Law Update
Unions, Legislature Dealt Yet Another Blow in AB 5 Appeal
By Tony Oncidi
Olson v. State of Cal., 62 F.4th 1206 (9th Cir. 2023) In the latest in a string of defeats for the State of California, a Ninth Circuit panel unanimously held…
The D&O Diary
Federal Court Strikes Down California Board Diversity Statute
After California’s legislature enacted legislation requiring greater diversity on corporations with corporate offices in California in 2020, the legislation was almost immediately the subject of a court challenge. Now, in…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Ninth Circuit Reverses District Court Finding that Unlawful Reentry Law Violated Equal Protection
In "BREAKING: 9th Circ. Undoes Judge's Take That Reentry Law Was Racist," Britain Eakin for Law360 reports that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in an opinion by…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
Legal Challenge to Oklahoma’s Ban on Gender-Affirming Care
By Jamie Abrams
Lambda Legal, the ACLU, and Jenner & Block have filed a suit challenging the constitutionality of Oklahoma's new law banning gender-affirming medical care for transgender youth. Excerpts of the Complaint…
Criminal
“Proving Actionable Racial Disparity Under the California Racial Justice Act”
The title of this post is the title of this new article authroed by Colleen V. Chien, W. David Ball and William A. Sundstrom now available via SSRN. Here is…
GT L&E Blog
Ninth Circuit Revives Claim That A.B. 5 Violates Equal Protection Clause
By Samuel S. Hyde, Jagpal Takhar
Employers seeking to challenge California’s stringent independent contractor misclassification laws may have found an opening. On March 17, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that plaintiffs could proceed in…
Gender and the Law Prof Blog
SCOTUS Asks SG to Weigh in on Granting Cert for NC Charter School Case Mandating Girls Wear Skirts
By Tracy Thomas
Supreme Court Could Consider Charter School Dress CodeThe Supreme Court is asking the Biden administration to weigh in on whether it should take up a case over a North Carolina…