Showing posts with label Equal Protection. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Equal Protection. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Excluding Gender-Affirming Care from Governmental Insurance Coverage Violates Equal Protection

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In Kadel v. Folwell ,  (4th Cir., April 29, 2024), the U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals sitting en banc,  in an 8-6 decision, held that an ...
Monday, March 11, 2024

Ban on Caste Discrimination Is Constitutional

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In Bagal v. Sawant ,  (WD WA, March 8, 2024), a Washington federal district court rejected First and 14th Amendment challenges to the City o...
Tuesday, February 20, 2024

Certiorari Denied in Case of Jurors Disqualified Because of Religious Beliefs

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Today the Supreme Court denied review in Missouri Department of Corrections v. Finney ,  ( certiorari denied,  2/20/2024). In the case a Mis...
Tuesday, February 06, 2024

Satanic Temple Loses Challenge to Idaho Abortion Bans

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In The Satanic Temple v. Labrador ,  (D ID, Jan. 31, 2024), an Idaho federal district court dismissed several challenges to Idaho's stat...
Sunday, February 04, 2024

Good News Clubs Sue for Access to Hawaii Schools

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Suit was filed two weeks ago in a Hawaii federal district court against the Hawaii Department of Education and four school districts in whic...
Monday, January 29, 2024

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Casts Doubt on Abortion Exclusion From State Medicaid Coverage

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In  Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services , (PA Sup. Ct., Jan. 29, 2024) [Majority Opinion], the...
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Certiorari Denied In Transgender Bathroom Case

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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court denied review in Metropolitan School District v. A.C.,  (Docket No. 23-392, certiorari  denied 1/16/2024) ...
Sunday, December 31, 2023

School Board Not Liable for Teacher's Proselytization of Muslim Student

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In Chaudhry v. Community Unit School District 300 Board of Education ,  (ND IL, Dec. 29, 2023), an Illinois federal district court dismissed...
Thursday, December 28, 2023

Court Finds Idaho's Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors Unconstitutional

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In Poe v. Labrador ,  (D ID, Dec. 26, 2023), an Idaho federal district court issued a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of Idaho...
Friday, December 15, 2023

Florida Transgender Teachers Challenge Law That Bars Them from Using Their Preferred Pronouns

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Suit was filed this week in a Florida federal district court by three current and former Florida public-school teachers who identify as tran...
Wednesday, November 29, 2023

Jewish Groups Sue Over Berkeley Law Student Organizations' Antisemitic Policies

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Suit was filed yesterday in a California federal district court against the University of California at Berkely and Berkeley Law School chal...
Thursday, November 09, 2023

Suit Challenges Michigan's Reproductive Freedom Amendment on Federal Constitutional Grounds

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In November 2022, Michigan voters passed a  state constitutional amendment providing a right to reproductive freedom. Yesterday a group of p...
Wednesday, November 08, 2023

6th Circuit Rejects Equal Protection Challenge To Michigan Ban On Public Funds for Private and Religious Schools

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In Hile v. State of Michigan ,  (6th Cir., Nov. 6, 2023), the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals held that an amendment placed in the Michiga...
Friday, November 03, 2023

Supreme Court Review Sought in Tennessee's Ban on Medical Treatment of Minors for Gender Dysphoria

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 A petition for certiorari ( full text ) was filed with the U.S. Supreme Court this week in L.W. v. Skrmetti , (Sup. Ct., filed 11/1/2023). ...
Tuesday, October 03, 2023

2 North Carolina Abortion Restrictions Enjoined

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 In Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v. Stein , (MD NC, Sept. 30, 2023), a North Carolina federal district court issued a preliminary injun...
Friday, September 29, 2023

Court Preliminarily Enjoins Montana's Ban on Transgender Treatments for Minors

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 In Van Garderen v. State of Montana ,  (MT Dist. Ct., Sept. 27, 2023), a Montana trial court granted a preliminary injunction against enfor...
Friday, September 22, 2023

Expanded Protection of Utah Lands Did Not Violate Establishment Clause

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In Huck v. United States , (D UT, Sept. 21, 2023), a Utah federal district court rejected Establishment Clause, equal protection, due proces...

Physician Assistant Can Move Ahead with Challenges to Her Dismissal for Her Views on Gender Identity

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In Kloosterman v. Metropolitan Hospital ,  (WD MI, Sept. 20, 2023), a Michigan federal district court refused to dismiss a physician assista...
Thursday, August 31, 2023

8th Circuit Rejects Satanic Temple's Complaint Over Closing Park to Its Display

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 In The Satanic Temple v. City of Belle Plaine, Minnesota , (8th Cir., Aug. 30, 2023), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals held that the d...
Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Court Preliminarily Enjoins Georgia's Ban on Hormone Therapy for Transgender Minors

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In Koe v. Noggle ,  (ND GA, Aug. 20, 2023), a Georgia federal district court issued a preliminary injunction against enforcement of Georgia&...