Presidents' Day 2022
It’s Presidents' Day. For some, it’s a day off or a time to look for good shopping deals. At TRFL, we usually focus more on the judicial...
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- Feb 19, 2022
Introducing Shanely!
We are growing 🌱 – TRLF is back with another staff introduction after various new hires! This week we are thrilled to present Shanley,...
- Feb 17, 2022
SFPD Using DNA from Rape Victims to Identify Potential Suspects
There are a lot of reasons why survivors do not file charges and this yet is another example of how their experiences are weaponized...
- Feb 15, 2022
Prince Andrew Settles Sex Abuse Lawsuit with Virginia Giuffre
For years, Andrew Edward, who is widely known as Prince Andrew, Duke of York, and the son of Queen Elizabeth of England, accused Virginia...
- Feb 8, 2022
Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer Plans to Retire
"(CNN)Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer plans to retire, setting up a seismic confirmation battle at the start of a midterm election...
- Sep 13, 2021
Oregon says people fired for refusing vaccines generally can’t collect jobless benefits
Unemployment assistance is likely unavailable to those who lose employment for refusing to get the Covid-19 vaccine without a recognized...
- Jul 1, 2021
Agreement not to prosecute Cosby leads to his freedom, exposes prosecution's missteps
Bill Cosby’s criminal conviction has been overturned and he has been released from prison. In 2018, Mr. Cosby was found guilty on three...
- Jun 30, 2021
Americans Will Now Be Able To Choose “X” As A Gender On Their Passports
HUGE exciting win today related to some of our cases! For the first time ever, the federal government will allow nonbinary and intersex...
- Jun 28, 2021
Supreme Court won't hear dispute over bathrooms for transgender students
On Monday, the Supreme Court declined, without comment, to hear the case of Gavin Grimm. When the Supreme Court decides not to hear a...
- Jun 25, 2021
Supreme Court sides with cheerleader who wrote profane social media post slamming her school
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court sided (8-1) with a former cheerleader who, after posting a profanity-laced snapchat on social media, was...
- Jun 17, 2021
Supreme Court backs Nestle, Cargill in child slave labor suit
Today, in Nestle v. Doe, the Supreme Court ruled against six former child slaves who sued Nestle and Cargill, two major corporations, for...
- Jun 16, 2021
Race, Drugs And Sentencing At the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that low-level crack cocaine offenders convicted more than a decade ago can’t take advantage...
- Jun 7, 2021
A New Nevada Law Bans Racial Mascots In Schools And 'Sundown Sirens'
On Friday, Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak met with members of the Nevada Indian Commission in Carson City as he signed legislation removing...
- Jun 4, 2021
Oklahoma Lawsuit Seeks Reparations In Connection To 1921 Tulsa Massacre
On May 31, 1921, just over 100 years ago, a white mob of several thousand murdered up to 300 Black residents, and destroyed almost every...
- Jun 3, 2021
ACLU Joins Lawsuit Over West Virginia Banning Trans Girls And Women From Sports
On Monday, the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Florida Senate Bill 1028 — an education bill...
- May 28, 2021
Mask Madness: Managing the CDC's New Guidelines for Vaccinated Individuals
As of this month, Oregon allows people to go maskless outside. The state also allows fully vaccinated people to forgo masks in most...
- May 24, 2021
Broadway Reopening: Weight Discrimination and Freedom of Expression in the Arts
We are so excited for the reopening of theater—including Broadway! Broadway has announced that it will reopen in September 2021. Many...
- May 20, 2021
Defining “Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs” That Might Excuse Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination
The law requires an employer or other covered entity to reasonably accommodate an employee’s sincerely held religious beliefs or...
- May 19, 2021
Vaccine Mandates: Exemptions
We noted last week that vaccine mandates are generally legal. What exemptions exist? As a preliminary matter, whether a private employer...
- May 13, 2021
The Legality of Vaccine Mandates
As the COVID-19 vaccine becomes more widely available, we are seeing employers, universities, and other organizations requiring...
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