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“Some are More Equal Than Others”: University of Oregon Sued After Blocking Professor Who Posted “All Men are Created Equal”

JonathanTurley

There is an interesting lawsuit filed against the University of Oregon after Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley was blocked from a social media account. Gilley responded with a posting that “all men are created equal,” tagging both the University of Oregon and its Equity and Inclusion Twitter accounts.

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Ninth Circuit Rules Against Transgender Woman in Beauty Pageant Competition. Citing the Musical Hamilton

JonathanTurley

A panel on the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit seemed to be channeling the lyrics of the musical Hamilton in noting that “Everything is legal in New Jersey.” ” That issue came up in the Oregon case of Anita Green.

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“A Sad Day”: How the Colorado Disqualification Case is Bringing Back Some Bad Memories for the Supreme Court

JonathanTurley

Appeals of ballot decisions are pending in Arizona; ballot challenges are in process in Alaska, Maine , New York, New Jersey, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wyoming. At the time, another rising star in Republican legal circles was getting her start as a young law firm associate.

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Preference or Prejudice? Federal Court Finds Biden Administration Is Engaged In Racial and Gender Discrimination

JonathanTurley

The legal question is whether historical disparities are enough to justify a system of race and gender preferences when all restaurants were impacted by the pandemic. While legislative counsel and some legal experts raised concerns over the constitutionality of the law, a trial court rejected the challenge.

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Crimson Tide: A New Study Shows the Continued Decline of Free Speech on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Conversely, the top performers this year are, notably, all public universities — Michigan Technological University, Auburn University, the University of New Hampshire, Oregon State University, and Florida State University.

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“Discrimination at the Hands of their Government”: Another Federal Court Has Halted a Federal Relief Program As Racially Discriminatory

JonathanTurley

In Oregon, however, a challenge was rejected over racially dependent benefits. A state COVID-19 program for black businesses, called the Oregon Cares Fund, was challenged by a Mexican-American café owner and others under the Equal Protection Clause.

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What to Expect in a Post-Roe World

JonathanTurley

As this matter returns to the states, it is striking to consider what has changed legally and socially in the past 50 years. States like Colorado, New Jersey, Oregon and Delaware actually protected abortion without any limit on the stage of a pregnancy — guaranteeing the right up to just before time of birth. How much has changed.

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