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Discriminatory Motive is Enough to Violate the Civil Rights Act
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
Religious discrimination in hiring and employment, prohibited under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, does not require actual knowledge of a victim's...
SCOTUS Reverses 'Facebook Threats' Conviction
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Anthony Douglas Elonis made statements on Facebook threatening his ex-wife, a local school, the local sheriffs, and the FBI agents who came to question him...
Some Opinions We Missed, and a Fond Farewell
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
Last week, amid lofty opinions about excessive force and the dormant commerce clause, we did not have a chance to report on some of the more work-a-day cases...
Also Decided at SCOTUS: Bankruptcy and Whistleblowing
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
What else happened at the Supreme Court this week? As we reported yesterday, a case that's going to be of significance to patent trolls and the people who...
Belief in Patent's Validity Not a Defense to Inducing Infringement
By Mark Wilson, Esq. | Last updated on
The end-of-term madness continues as the Supreme Court today issued four new opinions, dealing with bankruptcy, bankruptcy, whistleblowing, and patents. It's...
Fisher and Friends: Affirmative Action on SCOTUS Agenda
By Casey C. Sullivan, Esq. | Last updated on
The Court is back from its two week recess and the Justices sure did all their homework over the break, dropping six new decisions on Monday. Tomorrow, they'll...
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