Today the Supreme Court agreed to review a decision by the Third Circuit which held that plaintiffs could bring discrimination claims under the federal Fair Housing Act without having to prove that government defendants intended to discriminate. The case is … Continue reading
Economic Liberty – Right to Earn a Living We had a very sweet victory this week in Bruner v. Zawacki, our Kentucky movers case. We filed this case in August of last year in federal district court in order to … Continue reading
Today PLF attorneys filed an amicus brief in the Ninth Circuit supporting Arnold Davis, a Guam resident defending his right to participate in the political process irrespective of his race. The Guam legislature authorized a referendum regarding the island’s future … Continue reading
Over at PrawfsBlawg, Prof. Will Baude asks why the Supreme Court is taking so long to decide Fisher. As readers know, the case challenges the University of Texas’ use of racial preferences in its admission process. PLF filed a brief … Continue reading
Readers of this blog know that PLF has been heavily involved in Shelby County v. Holder — a case currently pending before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act. PLF believes that the law has … Continue reading
You can’t make this stuff up. Banks have been under intense scrutiny from Obama Administration for lending practices that result in a disparate impact against racial minorities. To avoid such threatening lawsuits, a small bank in Maryland put in place a practice that … Continue reading
A few months back I reported on the case of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Kaplan Higher Education Corporation (Kaplan). This is the case where Kaplan instituted a policy of running credit checks for applicants to certain positions that … Continue reading