The VA Rolls Out Its New Equity Team To Investigate Racism in Benefits Decisions
Adam Henderson ’23 comments on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ announcement that it has set up a dedicated team to investigate racial disparities in its benefits decisions — due in part to a case brought by the Veterans Legal Services Clinic.
Gerard C. and Bernice Latrobe Smith Professor of International Law Oona A. Hathaway ’97 comments on a newly declassified rules for the U.S. military and C.I.A. to conduct counterterrorism drone strikes and commando raids.
Supreme Court Says 1st Amendment Entitles Web Designer To Refuse Same-Sex Wedding Work
Alexander M. Bickel Professor of Public Law William N. Eskridge Jr. predicts whether predicts whether a Supreme Court ruling that a web designer can refuse same-sex wedding will prompt a flood of similar cases.
Everything You Know About Sodomy Laws Is Probably Wrong
John A. Garver Professor of Jurisprudence William Eskridge ’78 discusses the landmark decision in Lawrence v. Texas 20 years after the ruling made sodomy laws unconstitutional, dispels some misconceptions about these Puritan-age laws, and explains how Lawrence led to the legalization of same-sex marriage.
A New Trump Tape Only Strengthens the Case Against Him
Professor Oona Hathaway ’97 discusses the recently released recording of former President Donald Trump allegedly discussing and sharing a classified document.