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Title VII

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Term Talk: United States v. Skrmetti; Ames v. Ohio Dept. of Youth Servs.

Erwin Chemerinsky, Tara L. Grove, James A. Chance

October 9, 2025

Equal Protection. Title VII. Experts discuss the Supreme Court's application of rational basis review to restrictions on transgender medical care for minors in United States v. Skrmetti, and in Ames v. Ohio, the application of the same evidentiary standard to all protected classes under Title VII.

Term Talk: 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis

Erwin Chemerinsky, Tara L. Grove, James A. Chance

September 28, 2023

First Amendment. Public Accommodations. Experts discuss the Supreme Court’s emerging artistic expression exception to public accommodations laws, and the opinion’s potential impact on anti-discrimination laws in general.

Term Talk: Comcast v. National Ass’n of African American-Owned Media, Hernandez v. Mesa

Elizabeth C. Wiggins, Laurie Levenson, Evan Lee

December 16, 2020

Civil Rights. Experts discuss the different legal standards applied to racial discrimination claims brought under §1981 and Title VII, as well as the Court’s hesitation to broaden Bivens claims to cover cross-border shootings.

Term Talk: June Medical v. Russo, Little Sisters v. Pennsylvania

Erwin Chemerinsky, James A. Chance, Melissa Murray

October 20, 2020

Reproductive Freedom. Experts discuss the constitutionality of admitting privileges requirements for abortion providers, and whether exceptions to ACA-required contraceptive coverage can be administratively expanded to include moral objection.

Term Talk: Bostock v. Clayton County, Altitude Express v. Zarda and R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Erwin Chemerinsky, Laurie Levenson, Elizabeth C. Wiggins

October 7, 2020

Sex Discrimination under Title VII. Watch discussion about how the expanded definition of sex to include sexual orientation and identity will impact future litigation.

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