by | Dec 18, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Orlandi and Others v. Italy, (ECHR, Dec. 14, 2017), the European Court of Human Rights in a Chamber Judgment, by a vote of 5-2, held that Italy violated the rights of same-sex couples by refusing to register their marriages. The Court summarized the decision on... by | Dec 17, 2017 | Uncategorized
In National Mining Association v. Zinke, (9th Cir., Dec. 12, 2017), the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the Obama administration’s withdrawal for up to 20 years of over 1 million acres of land near Grand Canyon National Park from new uranium mining... by | Dec 15, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yesterday, a Washington federal district court granted a preliminary injunction against President Trump’s Memorandum that excludes transgender individuals from the military. The court in Karnoski v. Trump, (WD WA, Dec. 11, 2017), concluded that the Memorandum... by | Dec 13, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Wilcox v. Brown, (4th Cir, Dec. 5, 2017), the 4th Circuit, reversing the district court in large part, held that an inmate had adequately stated a free exercise claim for denial of Rastafarian group religious services.In Butts v. Martin, (5th Cir., Dec. 8, 2017),... by | Dec 11, 2017 | Uncategorized
In Espinosa v. Stogner, (D NV, Dec. 4, 2017), a Nevada federal district court– in a suit brought by a prisoner– held that Humanism does not qualify as a by | Dec 10, 2017 | Uncategorized
Yesterday the Douglas County, Colorado Board of Education voted 6-0 (with one abstention) to end its controversial school choice grant program which has been the subject of litigation for over six years. The district has spent $1.77 million litigating the case. Most...
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