Civil Rights

What Does DOJ’s Statement of Interest Filed in the Harvard Case Mean?

Alison Somin

Recently, the Department of Justice filed a Statement of Interest in a lawsuit against Harvard University...

Civil Rights Commissions: Enforcers of Social Justice

Herbert Grey , Karen J. Lugo, Jeremy Tedesco

Whether called Human Rights, Human Relations, or Civil Rights Commissions, many cities and counties and...

Ted Suhl Litigation Update

James Bopp

Criminal Law & Procedure Practice Group Teleforum

On July 20, 2016, Ted Suhl, a former head of a behavioral health company in...

The Student Right to Counsel

Mike S. Adams, KC Johnson

Federalist Society Review, Volume 19

Note from the Editor: This article argues that a student right to counsel in quasi-criminal...

Affirmative Action Confusion at the College of Charleston

Gail L. Heriot

Fast Action! On July 29, 2018, the Charleston Post and Courier ran a story entitled Affirmative...

Litigation Update: Trinity Western University v. Law Society of Upper Canada

Derek Ross

Religious Liberties Practice Group Teleforum

Trinity Western University (“TWU”) is a private institution organized around a specific viewpoint:  evangelical Christianity. ...

Masterpiece Cakeshop: The Decision [SCOTUSbrief]

Ilya Shapiro

Short video featuring Ilya Shapiro

Masterpiece Cakeshop was one of the most highly anticipated Supreme Court cases of 2018. What...

Trump Administration Withdraws Guidance on Affirmative Action In Admissions

Alison Somin

On Wednesday, July 3, the Departments of Education and Justice announced that they withdrew a...

Can Fake News Be Regulated? [POLICYbrief]

Thomas Carlton Arthur

Short video featuring Thomas C. Arthur

On April 11, 2018, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified at a congressional hearing regarding questionable...

Courthouse Steps Decisions: Lozman v. Riviera Beach/Chavez-Meza v. U.S.

Matthew Wilkins

On Tuesday, June 19th, 2018, the Supreme Court handed down two decisions in Lozman v....