Ancel Glink’s Podcast, Quorum Forum, has released a new episode: Quorum Forum 89: New Year, New Legislation, and Recent Decisions.
In this episode, the holiday season is here, and the Quorum Forum podcast
team is ready to celebrate! To
Ministerial Exception Is Affirmative Defense, Not Jurisdictional Bar
In Matter of Ibhawa v New York State Division of Human Rights, (NY Ct App, Nov. 26, 2024), New York’s highest appellate court reversed a lower appellate court’s dismissal of a priest’s hostile work environment claim because the Appellate
The Top 10 Municipal Minute Posts of 2024
It’s that time of year folks! Today, we highlight the top 10 Municipal Minute blog posts of 2024. Thank you for your continued readership of Municipal
Minute.
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Supreme Court’s Analysis: Use of Social Media by Government Officials
The Supreme
Feature Comment: The CUI Program: DOD, We Have a Problem
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Program will become operational at some point in fiscal year 2025. In October, the DOD issued a Final Rule to address evolving cybersecurity requirements and cyber threats while defining the
Supreme Court Will Hear Arguments Today on Tennesse Ban of Gender Affirming Medical Treatment for Minors
The U.S. Supreme Court this morning will hear oral arguments in United States v. Skrmetti. The case involves a challenge to Tennessee’s ban on chemical, hormonal and surgical treatments of minors for gender dysphoria. In the case, the U.S. 6th
9th Circuit Narrows Preliminary Injunction Against Idaho’s Abortion Trafficking Law
In a 2-1 decision in Matsumoto v. Labrador, (9th Cir., Dec. 2, 2024) the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals significantly narrowed an Idaho federal district court’s preliminary injunction against enforcement of the state’s ban on assisting a minor in
Bid Protests Insight – Protesting Improper Cancellations of Solicitations
Federal agencies have broad discretion in determining whether to cancel a solicitation and may typically do so, provided they can establish a reasonable basis for their cancellation decision. Thus, the government may properly cancel a solicitation for various reasons anytime
PAC Updates Indexes of Binding FOIA and OMA Opinions
The Illinois Attorney General’s Public Access Counselor’s office (PAC) has posted an updated index of all of the FOIA and OMA binding opinions issued by the PAC office from 2010 to October of 2024. The index is categorized by topics
Suit Challenging Anti-Zionist Proposed Curriculum Is Dismissed
In Concerned Jewish Parents and Teachers of Los Angeles v. Liberated Ethnic Studies Model Curriculum Consortium, (CD CA, Nov. 30, 2024), a California federal district court dismissed both for jurisdictional reasons and on the merits a suit by plaintiffs who
Recent Articles, Books, and Podcasts of Interest
From SSRN:
- John Witte, The Richard O’Sullivan: Memorial Lecture A New Great Awakening of Religious Freedom in America, (Law & Justice, 2023).
- Raphael Cohen-Almagor, Coercion by the Orthodox Minority in Israel, (February 16, 2022).
- James Toomey, Introduction—Bioethics After