Fairness in the Courts

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  • Concerned punitive damages in a sexual harassment case.
  • Determined the right to sue for civil rights remedies under VAWA and the power of Congress to enact VAWA. The decision was overruled, in part, by the Supreme Court's decision in U.S. v. Morrison.
  • Determined if the First Amendment justifies a commercial business’s refusal to serve a customer in a protected group.
  • Determined whether it is constitutional, in Maryland, for insurance companies to charge different rates based on gender.
  • Challenged anti-immigration laws in Hazelton, Pennsylvania.
  • Determined whether denying same-sex couples the right to marry violated the Oregon Constitution.
  • Considered the constitutionality of New Jersey's ban on same sex marriage.
  • Determined the constitutionality of a restriction imposed by Congress and the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) on the professional activities of groups that receive LSC funding.
  • Determined whether a criminal statute against same-sex sexual relations violated constitutional rights of lesbians and gay men.
  • Determined the constitutionality of state “head and master” laws, which deem the husband “master” of all marital property and allows him to control marital property without his wife’s consent.
  • Addresses whether tax credits mandated under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) apply in states that did not establish an ACA health insurance marketplace.
  • Concerned sexual harassment charges against a judge and the Nebraska Supreme Court.

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