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Term Talk: Groff v. DeJoy; Health and Hosp. Corp. of Marion Ctny. v. Talevski

Erwin Chemerinsky, Michael McConnell, Shelly A. Easter

September 28, 2023

Civil Rights. Title VII. §1983. Experts discuss the greater religious accommodation requirements for employers the Supreme Court outlines in Groff v. DeJoy, and the continuing availability of §1983 to enforce some private rights created by statutes adopted under the Spending Clause in Health and Hosp. Corp. of Marion Ctny. v. Talevski.

Term Talk: Kennedy v. Bremerton School District

Erwin Chemerinsky, Michael McConnell, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

October 11, 2022

Term Talk: New York Rifle & Pistol Ass’n v. Bruen

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

October 5, 2022

The right to bear arms. Experts discuss the Court’s 2nd Amendment expansion to include the right to bear and keep arms outside of the home, and the difficulty of applying the Court’s historical analysis test to new regulations.

Term Talk: Thompson v. Clark, Vega v. Tekoh

Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

September 28, 2022

Civil Rights. §1983. Malicious Prosecution and Miranda Warnings. Experts discuss how the Court resolved a circuit split as to what constitutes a favorable outcome allowing a claim for malicious prosecution to go forward, and whether violations of Miranda warning rules can support a claim under §1983.

Term Talk: Rivas-Villegas v. Cortesluna, Tahlequah, Okla. v. Bond, Egbert v. Boule

Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

September 28, 2022

Civil Rights. §1983 and Bivens. Excessive Force. Experts discuss what is required for precedent to put officers on notice of actions deemed unconstitutional, as well as the likelihood that new claims will ever be recognized under Bivens.

Term Talk: Biden v. Missouri, FNIB v. DOL, OSHA

Paul Clement, James A. Chance

September 21, 2022

Administrative Law. Experts discuss the limits of agency authority and the emerging Major Questions Doctrine in the context of employer COVID vaccination and testing requirements.

Term Talk: U.S. v. Zubaydah, F.B.I. v. Fazaga

Paul Clement, James A. Chance

September 14, 2022

State Secrets Privilege. FISA. Experts discuss the interplay between the common law State Secrets Privilege and the statutory Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA).

Case Commentary: Adkins v. Adkins, No. 19-cv-05535-HSG, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 207559 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 5, 2020)

James D. Garbolino

February 11, 2021

Attorney Fees | ICARA

Social Security Disability Appeals

David A. Sanders

March 8, 2019

Social Security disability cases pose many challenges. In practice, federal court review of Social Security agency decisions differs widely from district to district and from circuit to circuit.

Chapter 9 Online Repository: Notice and Websites

October 24, 2017

Section 923 of the Bankruptcy Code requires notice of (1) the commencement of the case, (2) an order for relief, and (3) any dismissal of the case.

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