Lawyers for Good Government
Our mission is to protect and strengthen democratic institutions, resist abuse of power and corruption, and defend the rights of those who suffer in the absence of good government. Join us.| Lawyers for Good Government
Our mission is to protect and strengthen democratic institutions, resist abuse of power and corruption, and defend the rights of those who suffer in the absence of good government. Join us.| Lawyers for Good Government
The philosophical incoherence of originalism prevents the Court from performing its core functions as a supreme court.| Liberal Currents
In 2022, the Supreme Court undid a constitutional right for the first time by declaring that the U.S. Constitution does not confer a right to abortion in the landmark decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. In a decision this week called U.S. v. Skrmetti, they’ve taken the next step, extending the logic of Dobbs and destabilizing much of the law on sex discrimination. The majority in Skrmetti was careful to cite case law on sex discrimination and suggest that the law at i...| Ms. Magazine
I recently hired a transgender employee. Some employees have told me that using pronouns which don’t align with someone’s biological sex goes against their religious beliefs, while others expressed discomfort with this employee using the restroom that matches their gender identity. I want to respect everyone’s beliefs. How should I handle this?| CalChamber Alert
Conflicting laws and pending Title IX regulations have schools and lawyers looking to the high court for a decision.| K-12 Dive
The president wants DEI out and school choice in. But it will take time to see just how much his executive orders about education change classrooms and schools.| Chalkbeat
The Trump administration, both in its first iteration and its current, has consistently shown hostility toward transgender and gender non-conforming people. During the first Trump administration, this hostility was most obvious in the revocation of the Obama administration’s decision to allow openly trans people to serve in the military. In addition to a broad anti-trans executive order issued on day one, in a new executive order issued this week, the current Trump administration is once ag...| ACS
