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Love is in the Air (and in the Courts!)
By Arielle P. Schwartz, Holley Law Fellow, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Since the Supreme Court of the United States overturned Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act in United States v....
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Almost Everything You Need to Know About the Upcoming Hobby Lobby Supreme...
By Arielle P. Schwartz, Holley Law Fellow, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force If you thought the slippery slope surrounding the Arizona “Free Religion” bill was toxic to the LGBT community, the...
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Birth Control is Not My Boss’s Business
By Arielle P. Schwartz, Holley Law Fellow, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is committed to reproductive justice and your right to access birth control and...
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Hobby Lobby Recap: SCOTUS To Decide Who Can Claim Religious Exemptions
By Arielle P. Schwartz, Holley Law Fellow, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force (You can learn more about our past analyses here and here.) Task Force Deputy Executive Director Darlene Nipper at the...
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King, the Royal Pain to the Affordable Care Act
Hormones get expensive. When I first started hormone replacement therapy in 2011, I gladly paid $300 a month for my testosterone. I didn’t have insurance at the time, but I picked up additional shifts...
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Abercrombie Religious Freedom Ruling a Victory for Social Justice Movements
On June 1, the Supreme Court championed two values at the core of our social justice work — religious freedom and workplace non-discrimination protections. In EEOC v. Abercrombie & Fitch, a Muslim...
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Racial Disparity Is Racial Discrimination
When talking about issues like affirmative action, voting rights, and housing discrimination, we often hear commentators say that racism is a thing of the past. After all, they point out, don’t we live...
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Marriage at Supreme Court
My sophomore year in college, I took constitutional law. The final project was a moot court argument of a fictional marriage equality case from Ohio. I was thrilled that I got to “be” Justice Ruth...
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Supreme Court Decision in Johnson v United States Could Reduce Sentences for...
On Friday, June 26, following the marriage equality decision, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an important ruling regarding sentencing for people who have committed felonies. This ruling could...
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Supreme Court Rally in Support of Undocumented LGBTQ Immigrants
On Monday April 18, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the case of United States v. Texas, a lawsuit that has placed of President Obama’s November executive actions on hold. This case...
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