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Query: Federal Appellate Courts cases
AHDC v. Fresno
Defended neighborhood homeowner sued by low-income housing developer for federal housing discrimination because of statements made regarding proposed housing project.
Status: Victory. Ninth Circuit ruled citizen speech protected by First Amendment.
BAMN v. Brown
Filed amicus brief in case brought by BAMN challenging the constitutionality of California's Prop, 209, a ballot initiative that bans the use of racial preferences. CIR's brief argues that the plaintiffs lack standing to challenge Prop. 209.
Status: Pending
Boulahanis v. Board of Regents, Illinois State University
Represented Illinois State men's athletic teams eliminated to achieve rates of participation identical to the proportion of men and women in the undergraduate population, regardless of student interest.
Status: Loss
Columbia Union College v. Oliver
Represented a private college affiliated with Seventh-day Adventist church in lawsuit challenging Maryland's refusal, solely because of college's religious speech and beliefs, to accord financial aid benefits extended to other private colleges.
Status: Victory
Father Flanagan's Boys Home v. District of Columbia
Defended First Amendment rights of Washington, DC community activists facing a civil rights lawsuit intended to silence their peaceful opposition to a housing project.
Status: Victory
Gee v. Humphries
Challenged state college's suspension and termination of Gerald Gee, a white professor who was said to have "harassed" students at historically black Florida A&M University. Gee used the phrase "nigger mentality" in a conversation with students, which he prefaced by explaining it was a popular phrase.
Status: Loss
Hopwood v. State of Texas
Challenged racial preferences in student admissions in landmark case against University of Texas Law School.
Status: Victory
Lamprecht v. FCC
Challenged gender preference in the awarding of radio licenses.
Status: Victory before D.C. Circuit, case settled on remand.
Maitland v. University of Minnesota
Challenged distribution of $3 million to female faculty members to remedy alleged gender disparities in salary.
Status: Victory. University agreed not to determine salaries on the basis of gender.
Miami University Wrestling Club v. Miami University
Challenged elimination of men's athletic teams to achieve gender participation rates proportional to undergraduate population.
Status: Loss
Operation King's Dream v. Ward Connerly
Defended Michigan Civil Rights Initiative against challenge filed under federal Voting Rights Act. Victory before District Court; 6th Circuit upheld the District Court's ruling that BAMN could not demonstrate a violation of the Voting Rights Act.
Status: Victory
Smith v. University of Washington
Challenged racial preferences in student admissions at the University of Washington Law School.
Status: Loss
State of Florida et. al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services
Supporting states and invididuals opposing the Affordable Care Act on the basis that Congress lacks the authority under the Commerce Clause to require individuals to purchase health insurance.
Status: Pending. Cross appeals to the Eleventh Circuit pending.
Tompkins v. Alabama State University
Challenged court mandated 'whites only' scholarship at traditionally black university.
Status: Victory
U.S. v. NYC Bd. of Ed.; Brennan v. Mukasey, Miranda v. NYC Bd. of Ed.
Challenging proposed consent decree in ongoing litigation between U.S. Department of Justice and the New York City Board of Education over alleged discrimination in recruitment, hiring and promotion of custodians in the New York City school system.
Status: Pending. Second Circuit vacated the decision in part, affirmed in part, and remanded to the District Court.
U.S. v. Szoka
Defended owner of low power, non-commercial radio station in 'cease and desist' prosecution brought against him by Federal Communications Commission.
Status: Loss
White v. Lee
Successfully set precedent against threats of prosecution by officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development leveled at private citizens who organized peaceful protests against federally supported housing programs.
Status: Victory
Wolk v. Olson, et al.
Representing Theodore Frank and David Nieporent, bloggers being sued for defamation over a blog item published on Overlawyer.com.
Status: Victory. While the case was pending in the Third Circuit, the plaintiff agreed to settle the case on terms favorable to our client.
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revised: September 14, 2013
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