Supreme Court Considers Property Rights—and Future of Regulation—in Cedar Point
The Supreme Court heard oral argument last week in Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid. The case, brought by two agricultural employers, involves a challenge to a 1975 California regulation that requires businesses employing farmworkers to allow union organizers on their...
Wave of Anti-Trans Legislation Threatens Kids Nationwide
Across the country, Republican state legislators have introduced bills that would enshrine discrimination against trans student athletes. But the bills have an even larger goal and impact: telling trans people, and in particular trans kids, that they don’t belong....
SCOTUS Hears Oral Argument on Conflict between Religious Liberty and Anti-Discrimination Measures in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Last week, the Supreme Court returned to the question it dodged in Masterpiece Cakeshop: what happens when LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination measures conflict with an entity’s religious freedom claim? The City of Philadelphia contracts with Catholic Social Services (CSS) for...
Bostock v. Clayton County: This Summer’s LGBTQ Victory & The Challenges Ahead
By a 6-3 majority, the Supreme Court in Bostock v. Clayton County held that Title VII protects employees from discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. The decision consolidates three cases: two involving gay men who were fired by their...
A new episode of our podcast, Taking Liberties, is up! On this episode, editor Laura Garcia speaks with @MALDEF's Nina Perales. They discuss her work as an impact litigator, voting rights, civil rights issues facing the LatinX community, and more.
https://harvardcrcl.org/taking-liberties-episode-16-nina-perales-of-maldef/
Hey! You! It's Friday afternoon and I know you're not really working. Take a minute to read my post on @HarvardCRCL's blog! I reflect on my recent experience in West Roxbury court and how we define "efficiency" in the criminal legal system.
https://harvardcrcl.org/criminally-inefficient/