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On October 8, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a trio of Title VII cases asking whether discrimination because of “sex” could include differential treatment based on sexual orientation (Zarda and Bostock) or transgender status (Harris Funeral Homes). On October 10, John Bursch, who will be arguing the Harris case, will give his take on the arguments and what the Supreme Court’s definition of “sex” portends for the future of employment law, equal opportunities in athletics, and bodily privacy.
Featuring:
John J. Bursch, Owner, Bursch Law PLLC

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Last term in Gundy v. U.S., without Justice Kavanaugh the Court was split between a restoration of a substantial limitation on the administrative state and the status quo. In this case, as Justice Gorsuch described it, Congress gave “the nation’s chief prosecutor… the power to write his own criminal code governing the lives of a half-million citizens.” This case has enormous implications for how much power federal bureaucrats can be given by Congress. The panelists will discuss this case and a potential future without such extensive power for federal agencies.
Featuring:
Devin Watkins, Attorney, Competitive Enterprise Institute
Moderator: Prof. Christopher J. Walker, Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law

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The Supreme Court held its “Long Conference” on Tuesday, October 1. That’s where it considers all the petitions for review that had been filed while it was on summer recess. Typically, a good portion of the Court’s docket for the upcoming term is decided at that Long Conference, and an assessment of the cases that the Court decides to take, those that it declined, and those that remain on its conference list for further consideration, will give us a very good sense of the hot-button issues that the Court will consider as the 2020 Presidential election heads into full swing.
Featuring:
Dr. John C. Eastman, Henry Salvatori Professor of Law & Community Service and former Dean, Chapman University's Fowler School of Law; Senior Fellow, Claremont Institute
Prof. David F. Forte, Garwood Visiting Professor and Visiting Fellow, James Madison Professor, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Mr. Mark Miller, Senior Attorney, Pacific Legal Foundation