Discrimination

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Term Talk: City of Grants Pass v. Johnson; McElrath v. Georgia

Francesca Williams, Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee

November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Eighth Amendment. Fifth Amendment. Experts discuss the Court’s interpretation of status and conduct in the context of ordinances that punish sleeping in public in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, and the absolute bar to retrial of acquittals, even when there are inconsistent verdicts, in McElrath v. Georgia.

Term Talk: Chiaverini v. City of Napoleon

Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Francesca Wiilliams

November 21, 2024

Criminal Law. Malicious-prosecution. § 1983. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s determination that probable cause for one charge does not insulate other charges from a §1983 malicious-prosecution claim.

Term Talk: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

Erwin Chemerinsky, Tara L. Grove, James A. Chance

September 28, 2023

First Amendment. Public Accommodations. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s emerging artistic expression exception to public accommodations laws, and the opinion’s potential impact on anti-discrimination laws in general.

Term Talk: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Erwin Chemerinsky, Tara L. Grove, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

September 7, 2022

Reproductive Rights. Substantive Due Process. Experts discuss the Dobbs decision’s impact on women’s health and reproductive rights, as well as Substantive Due Process Liberty Clause jurisprudence.

Term Talk: Terry v. United States, Van Buren v. United States

James A. Chance, Evan Lee, Laurie Levenson

October 28, 2021

Federal Criminal Statutes. Experts discuss the Court’s refusal to read statutes broadly and the importance of judges considering the impacts of race and addiction in sentencing.

Term Talk: Comcast v. National Ass’n of African American-Owned Media, Hernandez v. Mesa

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee

December 16, 2020

Civil Rights. Experts discuss the different legal standards applied to racial discrimination claims brought under §1981 and Title VII, as well as the Court’s hesitation to broaden Bivens claims to cover cross-border shootings.

Term Talk: June Medical v. Russo, Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania

Erwin Chemerinsky, James A. Chance, Melissa Murray

October 20, 2020

Reproductive Freedom. Experts discuss the constitutionality of admitting privileges requirements for abortion providers, and whether exceptions to ACA-required contraceptive coverage can be administratively expanded to include moral objection.

Term Talk: Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express v. Zarda and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Erwin Chemerinsky, Laurie Levenson, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

October 7, 2020

Sex Discrimination under Title VII. Watch discussion about how the expanded definition of sex to include sexual orientation and identity will impact future litigation.

Major Issues in the Federal Law of Employment Discrimination, Fourth Edition [Superseded]

George Rutherglen

January 1, 2004

An examination of the substantive and procedural provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This fourth edition discusses developments in the law through June 2004, including changes resulting from the Civil Rights Act of 1991 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

Major Issues in the Federal Law of Employment Discrimination, Second Edition [Superseded]