The first of several Title IX lawsuits filed against Baylor University was resolved in July. For the past 18 months or so, lawsuits have poured into Texas courts claiming the University has done little to hold sexual assaulters accountable. According to the recently settled suit, the school has cultivated “hunting ground for sexual predators to … [Read more...]
California Could Pass Legislation Setting Limits on Controversial Arbitration Agreements
While Congress attempts to disrupt the implementation of a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule limiting arbitration agreements, the state government in California is very close to passing its own bill that would weaken those same agreements. Arbitration provisions, which can be found in most consumer contracts, have been picking up … [Read more...]
House Passes Major Spending Package
On July 27th, the US House of Representatives passed a spending bill containing a whole range of provisions including one devoted to funding President Trump’s US-Mexico border wall. The spending package passed mostly along party lines, with five members from each party voting against the grain. The legislation accounts for approximately $800 … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Leading Prayer Is an Unconstitutional Practice, Federal Court Rules
On July 14th, the Fourth Circuit US Court of Appeals found in favor of the North Carolina division of the ACLU which represented residents of Rowan County. The county residents sought to end a long-standing practice of politicians starting meetings with prayers that were “unmistakably Christian in content,” to use the words of the Appeals Court’s … [Read more...]
Tenth Circuit Gives Marijuana Credit Union Another Chance
In late June, a three-judge panel of the Tenth Circuit US Court of Appeals vacated a district court’s decision to bar a Colorado credit union from opening a master account. The credit union, which started in 2014, aimed to fill a gap in the marijuana industry. Marijuana entrepreneurs have had a difficult time financing their operations due to the … [Read more...]
Texas Supreme Court Delivers Major Blow to Gay Rights
On June 30th, the Texas Supreme Court concluded that though same-sex marriage is a guaranteed right, homosexual couples are not necessarily entitled to locally distributed benefits. The ruling (Pidgeon v. Turner) came after several years of controversy surrounding special benefits for Houston government employees and their spouses. The health and … [Read more...]
Justice Department Submits Brief Arguing Against Gay Rights
Without being asked, on July 26th, the Trump Administration filed an amicus brief with the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals. In it, officials argued against a long-held opinion that civil rights law protects gay employees from discrimination. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), another federal agency, had already filed its … [Read more...]
Senator Booker Wants to Federally Decriminalize Marijuana
Senator Cory Booker (D. NJ) introduced a bill on Tuesday (Aug. 1st) that would effectively decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. The measure would also withhold certain funding from states who fail to address the disproportionate effects of marijuana-related arrests. The legislation, known as the Marijuana Justice Act, could thus diminish … [Read more...]
Businesses Band Together to Defeat Bathroom Bill in Texas
On July 26th, The Texas Senate passed a so-called “bathroom bill”, and now businesses are speaking out against the measure as it works its way through the House. Approximately 50 major corporations sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott, asking him to punt the bill. And this isn’t the first time businesses have banded together to fight anti-LGBT … [Read more...]
Transgender Rights Advocates Proclaim Their Intention to Pursue Legal Action
In June 2016, the Obama Administration released a guidance allowing transgender people to serve in the US military, and since then, the Pentagon has been discussing steps to open-up conscription to transgender people. But on July 26th, President Donald Trump indicated via Twitter his intention to reverse that course. His decision, which surprised … [Read more...]
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