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The Bar Exam and the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Need for Immediate Action
Get PDFThe novel coronavirus COVID-19 has profoundly disrupted life in the United States. Among other challenges, jurisdictions are unlikely to be able to administer the July 2020 bar exam in the usual manner. It is essential, however, to continue licensing new lawyers. Those lawyers are necessary to meet current needs in the legal system. Equally important, the demand for legal services will skyrocket during and after this pandemic. We cannot close doors to the profession at a time when client demand will reach an all-time high.
In this brief policy paper, we outline six licensing options for jurisdictions to consider for the Class of 2020. Circumstances will vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, but we hope that these options will help courts and regulators make this complex decision. These are unprecedented times: We must work together to ensure we do not leave the talented members of the Class of 2020 on the sidelines when we need every qualified professional on the field to keep our justice system moving
Julian Conrad Juergensmeyer: Teacher, Lawyer, and Scholar — Vignettes for Our Times and All Times
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Beyond Bostock: Health, Religion, and LGBTQ Discrimination
No full textThe summer of 2020 saw the U.S. Supreme Court issue a landmark decision for LGBTQ rights. In Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga., the Court ruled that employees cannot be discriminated against on the basis of sexuality or gender identity. But that same month, the Court also issued several decisions in favor of religious objectors to antidiscrimination protections. It stripped school teachers in religious schools of civil rights claims. It affirmed that employers with religious or moral exemptions can be exempted from Affordable Care Act requirements to provide contraceptive coverage. LGBTQ employees appear to have made great strides against discrimination under Bostock, but will religious objections chip away at these hard fought wins? In a panel moderated by Erin Fuse Brown, guest speakers Anthony Kreis and Elizabeth Sepper will discuss these important cases, the decisions soon to come, and the impact on the health and health care of the LGBTQ community