Sossamon v. Texas - Post-Argument SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 11-09-10 featuring Jacob R. Loshin
SCOTUScast 11-09-10 featuring Jacob R. Loshin
On November 2, 2010, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sossamon v. Texas. The question in this case is whether a prison inmate can sue a state for money damages for violations of the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act.
To discuss the case, we have Jacob R. Loshin, who is an associate at Winston & Strawn LLP. Mr. Loshin was on an amicus brief in support of the petitioner.
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Litigation Associate, Winston & Strawn LLP
Jacob R. Loshin is a litigation associate in Winston & Strawn's Washington, D.C. office and a member of the firm’s nationwide appellate and critical motions practice.
Before joining Winston & Strawn, Mr. Loshin served as a law clerk to the Hon. Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He has also worked in business strategy and development for an education technology company.
While at Yale Law School, Mr. Loshin was senior editor of the Yale Law Journal and editor-in-chief of the Yale Journal on Regulation.
B.A., magna cum laude, in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, Claremont McKenna College
J.D., Yale Law School