OA167: Neil Gorsuch, Secret Liberal?
Today's episode tackles the recent (and shocking) Supreme Court decision in which Neil Gorsuch voted with the Court's liberal justices to produce a very unusual 5-4 alignment.\xa0 Is this a sign that Gorsuch isn't the right-wing hack we all thought he was?\xa0 Listen and find out!\xa0 (Hint:\xa0 No.) After that, we break down the 6th Circuit's recent opinion in\xa0EEOC v. R.G & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., the first decision of its kind recognizing that discrimination on the basis of an individual who is transgender or transitioning violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. After that, we answer a listener question about selecting a contingent fee attorney and discuss some of the actual pitfalls as well as misconceptions about those lawyers who take "no money down!" Finally, we end\xa0with the answer to Thomas Takes the Bar Exam Question #72 about real property and the transfer of a deed.\xa0 Don't forget to follow our Twitter feed (@Openargs) and like our Facebook Page\xa0so that you too can play along with #TTTBE! Recent Appearances None!\xa0 If you'd like to have either of us as a guest on your show, drop us an email at openarguments@gmail.com. Show Notes & Links
- We first warned you about Neil Gorusch way back in Episode 40, and we're definitely not backing down now.\xa0 If you want to check out his concurrence, you can click here to read the Supreme Court's decision in\xa0Sessions v. Dimaya.\xa0 And, as we discussed on the show, the should-have-been-straightforward holding of this case stems directly from the Court's prior opinion in\xa0Johnson v. United States.
- You can read the 6th Circuit's recent opinion in\xa0EEOC v. R.G & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes, Inc., and for more coverage of Title VII, check out our discussion of\xa0Hively v. Ivy Tech\xa0from Episode 60, as well as our most recent update in Episode 152.