Federal Court determines that the Fair Housing Act applies to university housing *

USA - April 23 2013
In United States of America v. University of Nebraska at Kearney, et al., the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska granted…

Co-authors: Ellen Wetmore.

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Colorado Supreme Court upholds judgment against Ward Churchill *

USA - September 24 2012
Recently, the Colorado Supreme Court affirmed the trial and appellate courts’ rulings in favor of the University of Colorado in the case of Churchill v. University of Colorado at Boulder.

Co-authors: Ellen Wetmore.

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Affordable Care Act runs into religious freedom issues in court *

USA - August 15 2012
Although the Supreme Court, in a landmark decision earlier this summer, affirmed the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), the challenges to and controversies surrounding that Act are far from over.

Co-authors: Gwendolyn B. Morales.

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Minnesota Supreme Court upholds university’s right to discipline student over cadaver-related Facebook posts *

USA - June 25 2012
In the continuing saga involving the intersection of social media, university policy, and student speech rights, a public university’s right to discipline students for social media activity has been further defined and upheld.

Co-authors: Neil S. Goldsmith.

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Supreme Court holds that ‘ministerial exception’ protects church from teacher’s retaliation claim *

USA - January 19 2012
In a significant, unanimous decision last week, the U.S. Supreme Court confirmed that a “ministerial exception” bars employment discrimination actions brought by employees who fall within this exception against religious employers.

Co-authors: Lindsey M. Marcus.

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