by cmajocha | Jul 22, 2011 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, LGBTQ Rights
As the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell is (hopefully) hopefully underway, with a possible certification by top Pentagon officials in the coming days, CRCL would be remiss if we failed to applaud the Department of Justice’s recent Brief in Opposition...
by cmajocha | Jul 1, 2011 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation
Lyle Denniston, a reporter at SCOTUS Blog, posted an extremely insightful review yesterday of this past Supreme Court term. In essence, he argues that the Roberts court took a much more activist position in 2010-11, disregarding the so-called “Ashwander rules.” Just...
by cmajocha | Jun 17, 2011 | Amicus, Human Rights, LGBTQ Rights
For the very first time, the Human Rights Council at the United Nations approved a resolution that condemns discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. The 47-member Human Rights Council voted 23 in favor and 19 against Friday, with 3 abstentions, for the...
by cmajocha | Jun 13, 2011 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Voting and Elections Rights
In a Guest Commentary piece in the Detroit Free Press, former Supreme Court Justice O’Connor argued against processes in which state judges participate in competitive elections in order to secure spots on the state bench. In her own words: “Proponents of...
by cmajocha | May 21, 2011 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation
Over at Towleroad, Ezra Waldman discusses the recent (disappointing) cloture vote in the Senate on the (still) pending nomination of Goodwin Liu to the 9th Circuit of Appeals. You can read his post HERE. In the meantime, Waldman has two suggestions for any aspiring...