by hlsmultitest | Mar 25, 2014 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Freedom of Expression, Reproductive Rights, Sex Equality
In light of the Supreme Court hearing oral argument today in Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc., we are excited to release an early online-only version of RFRA Exemptions from the Contraception Mandate: An Unconstitutional Accommodation of Religion, by Frederick...
by NSJ Online | Feb 20, 2014 | Amicus, Reproductive Rights
To ring in the New Year, Justice Sotomayor granted a temporary injunction that reminded the nation that religious objections to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) are still at the forefront of the battle to determine parts of the Act’s constitutionality. In late January,...
by Michael Glennon | Feb 10, 2014 | Amicus, Criminal Justice, LGBTQ Rights, Poverty and Economic Justice, Reproductive Rights, Weekly News Roundup
Welcome to the first weekly CRCL news roundup. Each week, a contributor to the CRCL blog will pick out a few interesting items from the past week concerning civil rights and civil liberties. Here are a few articles to start off your week: 1. “Scenes from a...
by cjenks | Oct 11, 2013 | Amicus, Courts & Judicial Interpretation, Freedom of Expression, Reproductive Rights, Voting and Elections Rights
Linda Greenhouse – October 10, 2013 Ms. Greenhouse began by noting that it is an under appreciated aspect of the Supreme Court that the Court gets to decide which cases it wants to decide. There are some cases where the Court is more likely to intervene, such as with...
by Samantha Neal | Sep 25, 2013 | Amicus, Freedom of Expression, Human Rights, Labor and Employment, Reproductive Rights, Sex Equality
Over the past few months, circuit courts have started weighing in on the Affordable Care Act’s requirement that employers’ health plans include contraception at no cost to employees, and it’s clearly heading for the Supreme Court. So far, the 3rd...
by jweinell | Nov 15, 2012 | Amicus, LGBTQ Rights, Reproductive Rights
The Petraeus kerfuffle has occupied enough of our attention with its astounding combination of titillation, schadenfreude, espionage, and disbelief that people are still sending shirtless photos of themselves around the internet. The Onion has spoken, and this must...
