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As the Country Burns, Mitch McConnell Is Rushing to Confirm More Trump Judges
McConnell is marching onward in his quest to fill the federal judiciary with judges who will stymy progressive legislation and green light conservative policy for a generation.
Boom! Lawyered: ‘Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins’ Edition
The Supreme Court decided this week to consider whether it will permit workplace discrimination against LGBTQ people. In doing so, the justices will have to wrestle with Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins, the landmark 1989 case about gender stereotyping in the workplace.
Boom! Lawyered: Immigrants’ Constitutional Rights Edition
The due process and equal protection clauses in the Fifth and 14th Amendments apply to "persons." Not "citizens." Not "Americans." Not "people we like."
Boom! Lawyered: A Conversation With Abortion Rights Litigator Lorie Chaiten
In which Angry Black Lady and the longtime ACLU lawyer talk about what the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten so, so wrong and so, so right.
Boom! Lawyered: Presidential Immunity Edition
Can Donald Trump be sued while he’s the president of the United States?
Boom! Lawyered: Motion to Dismiss and Summary Judgment Edition
We're specifically going to discuss how these concepts relate to Gavin Grimm’s case against the Gloucester County School Board and transgender bathroom discrimination.
Boom! Lawyered: Stop-and-Frisk Edition
Since discussions of stop-and-frisk are back in the news because Donald Trump insists that the practice is going to save cities like Chicago, we thought we'd give you the answers to some practical questions.
Boom! Lawyered: Attorneys’ Fees Edition
What do lawyers' fees have to do with you? Your taxpayer dollars are footing the bills to defend myriad laws chipping away at various rights. So pay attention.
Boom! Lawyered: Standing Edition
This week we’re going to talk about "standing," which is a term you may be familiar with, especially if you read Justice Clarence Thomas' complaint in his dissent in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt.
Boom! Lawyered: SLAPP Edition
The recent brouhaha over Kanye, Taylor Swift, and the Snapchat heard 'round the world is a perfect way to learn about Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation (SLAPP), which are meritless lawsuits meant to bully a defendant and stifle speech.
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Amy Coney Barrett Wants to Decide If You’re Virtuous Enough to Vote
In Amy Coney Barrett's world, people deemed “virtuous" are white, Christian, able-bodied men.