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Transgender Discrimination is Unconstitutional, 11th Cir. Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Is transgender discrimination sex discrimination? And if so, is it prohibited by the Constitution? The 11th Circuit answered both of these questions in the...
Horn Honking Restrictions Violate Free Speech, Washington Court Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Horn honking is protected speech. At least when it is intended to convey an easily understood message. This very conclusion was at the center of a Washington...
You Can't Use a Prison Shank for Self Defense, 9th Circuit Rules
By Cynthia Hsu, Esq. | Last updated on
Lenny Urena is probably not the only prisoner who believes being called a "bitch" justifies assaulting the name-caller. But the Ninth Circuit disagrees. The...
Woman Must Decrypt Laptop, Judge Rules
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
The Fifth Amendment right to avoid self-incrimination does not apply to encrypted laptops, according to a federal judge in Colorado. The judge came to this...
10th Cir. Enjoins Oklahoma's Sharia Law Ban
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
Citing the Establishment Clause, the 10th Circuit has upheld an injunction preventing Oklahoma's Sharia law ban from going into effect. The ban -- a...
Woman Too Conservative for Iowa Law School Has Suit Reinstated
By Stephanie Rabiner, Esq. | Last updated on
A political discrimination lawsuit filed by Teresa Wagner can go forward, according to the 8th Circuit. Wagner, a conservative Republican, applied for a...
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