Equal Protection Clause
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Two transgender teens and their families in New Hampshire have filed a federal lawsuit challenging the state’s law, HB 1205, which bans transgender girls from participating in school sports teams aligned with their gender identity. The plaintiffs, represented by their families, argue that the law is unconstitutional and discriminatory under both the Equal Protection Clause…
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A federal judge has mandated that the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office in California either retry Curtis Lee Ervin, a 71-year-old man who has spent 33 years on death row, or release him within 60 days. This decision comes after accusations of prosecutorial misconduct during Ervin’s original trial, specifically regarding jury selection practices that violated…
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In the wake of Justice John Harlan’s famous dissent in Plessy v Ferguson, wherein he coined the phrase “color blind,” the issue of affirmative action has been at the forefront of legal debates in the United States. The concept of affirmative action, particularly in government programs and educational institutions, has prompted a series of landmark…
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