By Marcia Coyle | October 31, 2017
The Colorado man who refused to bake a wedding cake for a gay couple—a dispute now at the heart of a U.S. Supreme Court case—isn't the only party to his challenge. His company, Masterpiece Cakeshop, is also a party, and a decision in favor of the baker could have wider implications for corporations and shareholders.
By Marcia Coyle | October 30, 2017
The American Bar Association on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject what it called a "baseless attempt" by the Trump administration to relegate gays and lesbians to second-class status under the nation's anti-discrimination laws. Donald Verrilli Jr., a former Obama-era U.S. solicitor general, filed the brief for the ABA in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission. In the case, a baker refused to make a wedding cake for a gay couple.
By Tony Mauro | October 30, 2017
It's a professional courtesy for parties to consent to amicus filings at the certiorari stage. But is that always the right call?
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By Lisa Helem | October 30, 2017
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By Marcia Coyle | October 26, 2017
U.S. Solicitor General Noel Francisco will make the government's arguments in the U.S. Supreme Court in December in support of a Colorado baker who refused on religious grounds to bake a wedding cake for a same-sex couple.
By Tony Mauro | October 25, 2017
New research shows women are significantly underrepresented in the elite ranks of advocates who argue before the court. Tony Mauro asked practitioners why and what can done about it.
By Marcia Coyle | October 23, 2017
"J.D. came to the United States without legal documentation. That is not disputed. But the government cannot make a forced pregnancy the sanction for that action. J.D. retains her basic rights to personhood," Judge Patricia Millett wrote in her dissent. Here's a snapshot of the foundation of Millett's writing.
By Tony Mauro | National Law Journal | October 11, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared ready to reckon with a question that global businesses and human rights groups want answered.
By Tony Mauro | September 27, 2017
A reargument at the U.S. Supreme Court may sound easy, especially because the advocates have the benefit of knowing from the first time around what questions the justices might ask. But it is a lot trickier than that. Here are some tips and observations about rearguments from Orrick's E. Joshua Rosenkranz and Ahilan Arulanantham.
By Marcia Coyle | September 20, 2017
What may seem awkward at first glance is not at all awkward to Wallace Jefferson, former chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court. Jefferson, who returned to private practice in Austin four years ago, is now challenging his old court in a petition at the U.S. Supreme Court that could increase the already high stakes in the new term for the nation's gay community.
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