By Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 18
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 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 Wesley W. Horton
- Jul 15, 2019
The Scottsboro Boys: Case Synopsis
The Scottsboro Boys is based on an actual rape case in Alabama in 1931 where seven black boys were accused of raping two white girls on...
By Wesley W. Horton
- Dec 12, 2018
Appeals in the US Supreme Court
In early December, Brendon, Dana and I traveled to St. Thomas to address the annual meeting of the Virgin Islands Bar Association,...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi, Partner
- Jun 8, 2018
Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission and the Long Game
For a while on the morning of June 4th, my Facebook newsfeed suggested the sky was falling because the Supreme Court ruled in favor of a...
By Scott T. Garosshen
- Jun 1, 2018
In Defense of Unprincipled Decisions
In 1959, Herbert Wechsler rocked the legal world with the radical proposition that judges should do things for reasons. Herbert...
By Kenneth J. Bartschi, Partner
- Jul 11, 2017
Equal Benefits or Public Support of Religion?
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution begins: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or...
Kenneth J. Bartschi
- Jun 26, 2017
SCOTUS Summarily Reverses the Arkansas Supreme Court’s Ruling on Birth Certificates
June 26 should be a nation holiday, at least for LGBT people and their allies. Fourteen years ago today, the Supreme Court decided...