U.S. Supreme Court

How does the Supreme Court’s Pro Religious Voucher School Decision “Espinoza vs Montana Department of Revenue” affect Arizona

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Allowing the creation of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts in Arizona where students can channel funds towards religious or nonsectarian private schools may have become more of a Pandora’s Box with yesterday’s Supreme Court Espinoza vs Montana Department of Revenue ruling that said that state governments can not discriminate against sectarian private schools that apply for state … Read more

SCOTUS makes it easier for president to fire CFPB director

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Republicans have been trying for years to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) — the brainchild of Senator Elizabeth Warren — an agency responsible for consumer protection in the financial sector. Republicans were unsuccessful in killing the CFPB, but today the Supreme Court did give the president the freedom to fire the CFPB director. Donald … Read more

SCOTUS: abortion rights survived today, but Chief Justice signals openness to overturning Casey (updated)

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In 2016, the Supreme Court struck down a TRAP law from Texas requiring hospital admitting privileges for doctors performing services at abortion clinics in Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt. The state of Louisiana then enacted the very same TRAP law as the Texas law already struck down by the high court, for a do-over attempt at … Read more

SCOTUS: a bad day for asylum seekers

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One week after its surprising DACA ruling, the Supreme Court today proved that its sympathies for immigrants seeking better lives are still limited. Dahlia Lithwick and Mark Joseph Stern, legal analysts for Slate explain, The Supreme Court Doesn’t See Asylum-Seekers as People (excerpt): In a 7–2 ruling, the justices approved the Trump administration’s draconian interpretation … Read more

SCOTUS holds Title VII protections for sex extends to sexual orientation and sexual identity

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A point of personal privilege … my legal practice for many years was concentrated in Title VII employment discrimination cases. I counseled hundreds of clients and potential clients on their legal rights. For many years, whenever I counseled a potential client who was harassed or discriminated against at work on the basis of sexual orientation … Read more