There is an interesting case out of the Sixth Circuit where a graduate counseling student is challenging her dismissal from Eastern Michigan University. Julea Ward claimed her religious beliefs conflicted with certain aspects of counseling gay and lesbian clients, and…
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11th Circuit Court of Appeals Rule Against Health Law Mandate
12
Aug
The rest of the law stays in place however. The opinion is here. This should set up a conflict in the circuits ripe for adjudication by the Supreme Court. The Sixth Circuit ruled otherwise. [MG]
Sixth Circuit Invalidates Michigan Restrictions On Use of Race in School Admissions
01
Jul
The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals just opened another chapter taking race into account for admission to public universities. Michigan voters passed Proposal 2 in 2006 which prohibited all sex- and race-based preferences in public education, public employment, and public…
Sixth Circuit Upholds the Constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act
29
Jun
From the opinion: Congress had a rational basis for concluding that, in the aggregate, the practice of self-insuring for the cost of health care substantially affects interstate commerce. Furthermore, Congress had a rational basis for concluding that the minimum coverage…
Supreme Court Action Today – Sixth Amendment, Free Speech and More
23
Jun
The Supreme Court issued six opinions this morning. Let’s start with Bullcoming v. New Mexico (09-10876). Bulcoming was prosecuted in New Mexico for DWI. The state called a forensic technician named Razatosr to testify about the forensic laboratory report that…
