On the latest episode of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review‘s podcast Taking Liberties, Emily Morrow and I spoke to James Esseks, Director of the ACLU’s LGBT & HIV Project, about his thoughts coming out of oral argument for the Title VII LGBTQ cases. The interview touches on the fate of Price Waterhouse, the extension of the plaintiffs’ arguments to the full spectrum of LGBTQ people, and the connection to broader workers’ rights struggles. You can listen to the episode here.
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July 27
NY Port Authority proceeds to trial on PUMP Act case; First Circuit denies stay in order vacating H-1B visa fee; DC Circuit panel denies First Amendment claim over disclosure of confidential emails in allegation of prison's COVID-19 mismanagement.
July 24
EEOC drops request for UPenn's Jewish staff; Starbucks defeats mail-in ballots; and Mamdani appoints Lina Khan.
July 23
Ninth Circuit affirms ban of transphobic books in school; leading demographer warns of impending labor shortage.
July 22
EDNY strikes down state labor board law; D.C. Circuit applies Loper Bright to NLRB; Joint employer bill reaches the House floor.
July 21
Fifth Circuit transfers an Anheuser-Busch NLRB case to the Eleventh Circuit; a new report makes the case for tripling union membership.
July 20
New York City weighs banning horse carriages despite union opposition; public defenders go on strike; cinema workers stage walkout.