December 15, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court loomed large in Colorado this year, with the state suffering two major defeats, including its prominent anti-discrimination loss involving an anti-gay web designer. Here, Law360 looks at some of the biggest decisions affecting Colorado in 2023.
July 07, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court closed out its recent term with a flurry of blockbuster decisions and orders covering issues such as religious worker accommodations and affirmative action that experts say will reverberate for years to come. Here, Law360 looks at four issues to watch in the second half of 2023 as courts and companies digest those landmark rulings.
June 30, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court declared Friday that a graphic designer has the constitutional right to refuse services to gay customers, a decision experts said clears a path for employers to invoke the First Amendment to discriminate against LGBTQ workers.
June 30, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Christian website designer in Colorado can refuse services for same-sex weddings, finding that her free speech rights would be violated if she were exposed to legal liability under the state's anti-discrimination law.
January 02, 2023
The U.S. Supreme Court will hand down decisions in closely watched cases on affirmative action in higher education and companies' ability to deny services to LGBTQ customers, plus trial is finally set to begin in a long-running sex bias class action against Goldman Sachs. Here, Law360 examines the battles that discrimination attorneys should have on their radar in the new year.
December 05, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court wrestled Monday with whether a Colorado website designer can legally refuse services for same-sex weddings, with the high court's liberal bloc pointing out that ruling in the designer's favor could give a green light to race and disability discrimination.
December 02, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court will round out its November–December arguments with a pair of blockbuster cases concerning the First Amendment rights of religious business owners to turn down same-sex weddings and a novel election law theory that could vastly curtail the power of state courts to review election laws.
November 04, 2022
This past week saw arguments in two highly anticipated cases over affirmative action at colleges and two more involving post-conviction relief for prisoners, as well as a protest that interrupted the justices' consideration of a tax case. Here, Law360 Pulse takes a data-driven dive into the week that was at the U.S. Supreme Court.
October 03, 2022
The U.S. Supreme Court decided on Monday the U.S. solicitor general can argue that anti-discrimination laws forcing a business to speak or stay silent do not violate the free speech clause of the First Amendment.
September 30, 2022
The reversal of constitutional abortion protections last term has court watchers wondering: Is affirmative action next? But the lawsuits against Harvard University and the University of North Carolina are far from the only blockbusters on the docket in what is likely to be another landslide term for conservatives. Here, Law360 breaks down five cases to watch.