Could the outcome in Windsor v US be a hollow victory?
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court heard argument in Windsor v United States. We have been closely following this case on the OxHRH Blog. Today’s post will analyze the transcript...
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Eweida and Others v United Kingdom: the Use and Abuse of the Margin of Appreciation
Julie Maher’s post on the judgment handed down by the ECtHR in Eweida and Others v United Kingdom outlines the reasons which the Court gave for deciding that, while disciplinary...
US Supreme Court grants certiorari in Windsor v United States – what comes next?
Following on from his previous post considering the recent US Second Circuit Court of Appeal decision to widen the category of ‘suspect class’ to include the protection of same-sex rights,...
US Decision Widens Suspect Class to Afford Protection to Same-Sex Couples
By Karl Laird In an important judgment, Windsor v United States the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit considered whether section 3 of the Defence of Marriage Act 1996...
Fisher v University of Texas: What the Judges Asked
The third installment in our affirmative action series looks at the oral arguments presented and questions asked by the bench in Fisher v University of Texas. In this post Claire...
Fisher v University of Texas: What the Parties Submitted
The second and third posts in our affirmative action series will take a closer look at the submissions and oral arguments presented to the US Supreme Court in the landmark...
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