Tag Archives: Justice Anthony Kennedy
Supreme preview: “Stakes could not be higher”
Many U.S. Supreme Court observers expect the trio of Title VII cases to be argued October 8 will be the most watched cases of the court's 2019-20 term. All believe the outcome will have enormous consequences.
Kennedy, Breyer vote to stay pro-LGBT ruling
A federal appeals court's historic ruling that Title IX prohibits discrimination based on gender identity is now on hold, after Justices Anthony Kennedy and Stephen Breyer voted with conservatives to grant a temporary stay.
Why some think the dissent cries ‘wolf’ over Supreme Court marriage decision
The U.S. Supreme Court’s June 26 decision striking down state bans against same-sex marriage has been touted as “probably the strongest manifesto in favor of marriage” and pilloried as “a threat to American democracy.” The huff and puff will soon
Supreme Court upholds health insurance subsidies critical to people with HIV
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6 to 3 decision, upheld the right of the federal government to provide health care insurance subsidies to people with low income in states that have chosen not to participate in the Affordable Care
Roberts’ questions stole the spotlight; will they steal the show on marriage?
Most legal observers who watched or listened to the oral arguments from April 28 in Obergefell v. Hodges, an appeal seeking to strike down bans on same-sex marriages in four states, focused on the likelihood that Justice Anthony Kennedy will
The looming dilemma: A long short list
Renown Supreme Court advocate Ted Olson remembers the first time he had a chance to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court: He didn’t take it. It was a First Amendment case about billboards in San Diego. Olson had
Speed Read: NOM at Supreme Court
The National Organization for Marriage is seeking U.S. Supreme Court intervention in its effort to defend Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage. The Houston City Council passed Mayor Annise Parker's proposed non-discrimination bill. Senator Orrin Hatch says anybody who doesn't think
Driving Rosa Parks: Lessons from the Becker Book, Part 1
Now that the great public gnashing of teeth has subsided over New York Times reporter Jo Becker’s history of the Proposition 8 litigation, Forcing the Spring, it appears the idea of dubbing Chad Griffin as the Rosa Parks of the
Supreme Court hearing on religious exemptions seems “deeply worrisome”
The implications of two U.S. Supreme Court cases argued Tuesday for LGBT people and for laws that seek to prevent discrimination against LGBT people were a big part of the political discourse Tuesday afternoon. Jenny Pizer, director of Lambda Legal’s
Kennedy’s questions: Clouds linger over standing in DOMA and Prop 8
Now that legal activists and experts have had a chance to go back over the U.S. Supreme Court arguments in last week’s two big marriage equality cases, most are predicting victories but only incremental ones.
