Although the leaked opinion also debunked equal protection as a basis for protecting abortions, that approach has a much stronger basis for protecting the other rights that may also come under attack.

It would provide equal protection to women under the law — and it could still be added to the U.S. Constitution. By Maya Salam Welcome to In Her Words, where women rule the headlines. Sign up here to ...

Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and UNC (2023) closed the Grutter chapter. Chief Justice Roberts, writing for a 6-3 majority, held that Harvard's and UNC's admissions programs couldn't be ...

Exploring legal battles over equal protection and DEI policies amid federal court splits and Supreme Court challenges.

From today's long decision in Stepp v. Lockhart, by Tenth Circuit Judge Scott Matheson, joined by Judges Gregory Phillips and Veronica Rossman (there's a lot going on there besides the single-sex ...

Melanie Ronen, partner and chair of the employment practice at Stradley Ronon, advises employers across industries on the full spectrum of workplace issues, from hiring and compliance to litigation ...

Type to search articles, cases, and authors. Press ↵ to view all results. The American flag and Puerto Rican flag fly over San Juan, Puerto Rico. (Arturo de la Barrera via Flickr) Jose Luis ...

The push to enshrine women's rights in the Constitution is about to hit an important milestone. But can it overcome the political and legal obstacles? Late last month, Illinois became the ...

The DACA decision primarily involved principles of administrative law. (I discussed those issues here and here). But the case also involved a challenge brought under the Equal Protection Component of ...

The Supreme Court is once again being asked a fundamental question: Will the constitutional promise of equal protection under the law be meaningfully enforced, or quietly set aside? That question is ...