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Equal Protection

Equal Protection

En Banc Eleventh Circuit Rejects Legal Challenge to School District's Bathroom Policy

The Appeals Panel Rejects a Trangender Student's Bid to Use Bathroom Corresponding to the Student's Gender Identity Instead of Biological Sex.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 12.30.2022 9:36 PM

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Reason Roundup

City That Forced Landlords To Evict Tenants Suspected of Crimes Will Pay $1 Million To Settle DOJ Lawsuit

Plus: Elon Musk bans Twitter account that tracks his private jet, Iong permit waits to build new apartment buildings in San Francisco, and more...

Christian Britschgi | 12.15.2022 9:45 AM

COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccine mandates

NYC Was Wrong To Fire Employees for Being Unvaccinated, Court Says

Plus: ACLU in court over law criminalizing school behavior, Twitter losing heavy users, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.26.2022 9:36 AM

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Women's Rights

Bikini Baristas Win Lawsuit Over Unconstitutional Dress Code

Plus: Fiona Apple fights for court transparency, ACLU asks SCOTUS to consider boycott ban, and more...

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 10.25.2022 9:52 AM

Originalism

Sunstein Challenges Originalists on Bolling v. Sharpe (Updated)

If the Supreme Court was correct in Dobbs, was it wrong in Bolling?

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 8.17.2022 3:35 PM

Charter Schools

Can a State-Funded Charter School Require Female Students to Wear Skirts?

Perhaps the real question is whether such a school is a state actor for purposes of Section 1983. The en banc Fourth Circuit says it is, so that a skirt requirement for girls is unlawful.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.14.2022 4:21 PM

Abortion

Could Congress Prohibit Abortion If Roe Is Overturned? (Updated)

Questions about the scope of federal power will remain.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.2.2022 1:41 PM

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Critical Race Theory

'Equity,' 'Multiculturalism,' and 'Racial Prejudice' Among Concepts That Could Be Banned in Schools by Wisconsin Bill

A bill touted as banning "critical race theory" in schools would actually ban a huge array of speech around culture, race, and sex, its sponsor says.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 9.30.2021 1:20 PM

Affirmative Action

Sixth Circuit Enjoins Use of Race and Sex Preferences for Coronavirus Relief Funding

A divided panel grants a preliminary injunction against privileging relief applications based on the race or sex of the applicant.

Jonathan H. Adler |The Volokh Conspiracy | 5.28.2021 9:32 AM

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Election 2020

A Federal Judge in Michigan Says Sidney Powell's Election Fraud Claims Are 'Nothing but Speculation and Conjecture'

According to the ruling, the former Trump attorney also filed the wrong claims in the wrong court at the wrong time on behalf of the wrong plaintiffs.

Jacob Sullum | 12.7.2020 1:35 PM

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Election 2020

A Trump Judicial Appointee's Blistering Opinion Is a Reality Check for Republicans Who Still Think Biden Stole the Election

"The Campaign cannot win this lawsuit," the 3rd Circuit says. "The Campaign's claims have no merit."

Jacob Sullum | 11.29.2020 2:20 PM

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Election 2020

A Scathing Ruling Against the Trump Campaign Highlights the Gap Between Rudy Giuliani's 'Massive Fraud' Claim and His Legal Arguments

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann rejected an attempt to block certification of Pennsylvania's election results.

Jacob Sullum | 11.22.2020 6:15 PM

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Coronavirus

An Overdue Rebuke to Politicians Who Think Anything Goes in a Pandemic

Two courts say COVID-19 lockdowns in Michigan and Pennsylvania were unconstitutional.

Jacob Sullum | 10.7.2020 12:01 AM

Volokh Conspiracy

S.F. "Basic Income" Program for Pregnant Women—But Women of the Wrong Races Need Not Apply

Only black and Pacific Islander women are eligible -- almost certainly a violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 9.15.2020 6:14 PM

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Coronavirus

Massachusetts Abandons Its Puzzling Public Health Distinction Between Casinos and Video Arcades

A week after being sued over his arbitrary COVID-19 policy, Gov. Charlie Baker says he will allow arcades to reopen.

Jacob Sullum | 9.10.2020 7:20 PM

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Coronavirus

Are Video Arcades More Dangerous Than Casinos During a Pandemic?

A federal lawsuit argues that the distinction drawn by Massachusetts is unconstitutional.

Jacob Sullum | 9.9.2020 12:01 AM

DACA

Volokh Conspiracy

Thoughts on the Supreme Court's Sound, but Very Narrow Ruling on DACA [Updated]

The decision is only a temporary reprieve for DACA recipients, and still permits Trump or a future president to repeal the program if he is willing to pay the political price of doing so.

Ilya Somin |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.18.2020 1:46 PM

Volokh Conspiracy

Oregon County Imposes Race-Based Mask Requirements

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 6.18.2020 1:34 PM

Equal Protection

Not an Equal Protection Violation to Shut Down Political Campaign Headquarters but Not Legislative Offices

More from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision, which I've been blogging in parts.

Eugene Volokh |The Volokh Conspiracy | 4.14.2020 8:36 PM

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Nudity

Topless Utah Stepmom Pleads Guilty To Avoid Sex Offender Registry

Prosecutors say Tilli Buchanan "took responsibility for her actions."

Zuri Davis | 2.26.2020 3:00 PM

Surprised Child

Nudity

Utah Judge Rules Against Topless Stepmom's Equal Protection Challenge

Tilli Buchanan's stepkids saw her topless. Now she could face 10 years on the sex offender registry.

Zuri Davis | 1.23.2020 3:45 PM

Surprised child

Nudity

A Utah Woman Faces the Sex Offender Registry for Going Topless in Front of Her Stepkids

Tilli Buchanan and her husband removed their shirts after installing insulation in their garage. Only one of them is facing charges.

Zuri Davis | 11.21.2019 1:30 PM

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Sexting

Colorado Supreme Court Upholds a Decision That Forced a Teenager to Register As a Sex Offender for Swapping Nude Selfies

That result "may strike some as unfair," the court says, but it's what state law required at the time.

Jacob Sullum | 6.24.2019 3:30 PM

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Reason Roundup

The Time for an All-Male Military Draft 'Has Passed,' Says Federal Judge: Reason Roundup

Plus: Silicon Valley is suspicious of media, Cory Booker calls for weed reform, and how to understand the "upper middle class"

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.25.2019 9:30 AM

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Reason Roundup

Federal Court Rejects 'For the Children' Ban on Bare-Breasted Women: Reason Roundup

Plus: A judge says Jeffrey Epstein case was mishandled, and Andrea Dworkin is making a comeback.

Elizabeth Nolan Brown | 2.22.2019 9:30 AM

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ACLU

ACLU Sticks Up for the NRA?!

The civil rights group and the gun rights group don't always get along. But today the ACLU stuck up for the NRA against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Declan McCullagh | 8.24.2018 9:15 PM

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