Though the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate against people on the basis of their race, gender, and more, affirmative action in college admissions has long operated in a gray area. In the latest case concerning …
Newest Front on the Vote-By-Mail Legal Fight: Drop Boxes
Consider the modest drop box. In the not-too-distant past, we were more likely to take drop boxes for granted in our lives. We paid regular visits to Blockbuster to drop off the movie videos we’d rented for the weekend. We …
Can Musicians Get Politicians to Stop Playing Their Songs?
Even though an artist may be the voice of a song, they rarely have full control over where and when their music can be played. President Donald Trump has been warned on multiple occasions by musicians that they want him …
Can Your Employer Require You to Get a COVID-19 Vaccination?
If a COVID-19 vaccine becomes available, could your employer require you to be inoculated as a condition of your employment? The short answer is yes. Employers do have the power to do that and so does the government ? but …
Trump Re-Election Campaign Sues Nevada Over Vote-By-Mail Policy
Even before Donald Trump was elected president in 2016, he claimed that rampant voter fraud contributed to swaying elections across the country. As his campaign for reelection heats up, Trump is continuing to slam vote-by-mail, especially with COVID-19 providing motivation …
Is Trump’s Unemployment Extension Constitutional?
Although more unemployment relief is desperately needed by millions across the country, and a second stimulus check package has yet to be approved, President Trump’s announcement of a new unemployment extension might not be all that plausible. $400 of Hypothetical …
Can Polling Places Mandate Masks?
Across the country, state and local officials have found their powers tested by those pushing back against their emergency COVID-19 orders and actions. Because this pandemic happens to fall during an election year, many are wondering whether orders to wear …
Maryland Court Rules that Smell of Marijuana Is Not Probable Cause
State marijuana laws and policies have substantially changed in recent years, from decriminalization to legalization and everything in between. In Maryland, the latest victory for anti-War on Drugs activists is the state’s highest court ruling that the smell of marijuana …
Could You Be Ordered to Receive a COVID-19 Vaccination?
Fingers crossed, many of us scan the news every day for word that a COVID-19 vaccine might become reality in the not-too-distant future. Indeed, scientists around the world are working at warp speed to do precisely that. But once vaccines …
Can a Store Take Your Temperature?
It’s become broadly understood by now that restaurants and stores have an absolute right to require that customers wear face masks. But what about requiring that customers submit to having their temperatures taken as a condition for entrance? The answer …