By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 18, 2021
The Supreme Court's Narrow Ruling in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
Reading much of the initial reporting yesterday, you might have gotten the impression that the Supreme Court delivered a huge victory for...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi, Partner and Jennifer Nye
- Aug 18, 2020
APPELLATE RULE CHANGES
As the annotators to the Practice Book, we would like to share the most recently adopted revisions to the Rules of Appellate Procedure,...
By Scott T. Garosshen
- Jul 10, 2020
The Betrayal of Originalism in BOSTOCK v. CLAYTON COUNTY?
Last month, Justice Gorsuch held that the 1964 Civil Rights Act extends employment protection to gay and transgender folks, because...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 16, 2020
BOSTOCK Part II - Alito's Troubling Dissent
Yesterday, the Supreme Court held in a 6-3 decision, Bostock v. Clayton County, No. 17-1618 (U.S. June 15, 2020), that Title VII...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 15, 2020
SCOTUS Rules that Title VII Prohibits Discrimination Against LGBTQ People
June is LGBTQ Pride month, which explains the appearance of rainbow flags everywhere. June 12 is the anniversary of the Pulse Night Club...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Apr 7, 2020
Apocalypse Now
We are currently experiencing an apocalypse. No, not the end-of-the-world kind that is frequently the subject of sci-fi movies, even if...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Mar 27, 2019
Connecticut Supreme Court Adopts New Policy for Amicus Briefs
In March 2019, the Connecticut Supreme Court announced a new policy regarding the solicitation of amicus briefs. Previously, the Court...
Horton Dowd Bartschi & Levesque, PC
- Jun 8, 2017
Gerrymandering
By: William R. Adams George Washington Law School, Class of 2020 Congress’ approval rating is at 20%,[1] but the re-election rate in 2016...