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Today’s Argument Was More Consequential Than Issued Opinions - SCOTUS Today

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The Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday morning in the case of Joseph Fischer, one of more than 300 people convicted of corruptly obstructing an official proceeding: the congressional certification on January 6, 2021, of...more

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Procedure, Not Politics

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Amid the intense coverage of the Colorado ballot exclusion case that was the subject of oral argument before the Supreme Court earlier this month, the Law Court’s decision in Trump v. Secretary of State on a parallel appeal...more

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SCOTUS Predictions: Supreme Court Set to Scrap Affirmative Action Admissions in Education

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The United States Supreme Court is poised to decide the future of race-conscious admissions in higher education – and potentially alter the landscape of affirmative action in education across the country. At issue in two...more

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Takeaways and Predictions from Oral Argument in UNC and Harvard Cases at the Supreme Court

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On October 31, the Supreme Court heard the much-anticipated oral arguments in the cases brought by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC),...more

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SFFA v. UNC and SFFA v. Harvard: Navigating the Impact Across All Industries

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On October 31, the Supreme Court will hear oral argument in Students for Fair Admissions Inc. v. President & Fellows of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, in which the...more

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Exclusion for Gender Reassignment Surgery May Disadvantage a “Suspect Class”

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Seyfarth Synopsis: In Toomey v. U of Arizona, No. 19-35 (D. Ar. June 24, 2019), the Magistrate Judge determined on a motion to dismiss that Title VII does not prohibit discrimination based on a person’s transgender status. ...more

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Why High Court May Not Rein In Gerrymandering This Term - Law360

During the current term, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two redistricting cases involving claims of partisan gerrymandering. Now, commentators, observers and map-drawers across the country are waiting to see...more

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Same-Sex Marriage Bans As Sex Discrimination: The potential impact on plan sponsors

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In last week’s oral argument on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans, Chief Justice Roberts asked the following question: Counsel, I’m, I’m not sure it’s necessary to get into sexual orientation to resolve...more

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