Ng v. Board of Regents of the University of Minnesota
Fighting sex-based discrimination in University of Minnesota athletics
Evan Ng has been a competitive gymnast since he was six years old. He turned down a more lucrative financial aid offer from another university to attend the University of Minnesota and compete on its century-old gymnastics team. His hopes were dashed, however, when the university decided to cut men's gymnastics after the 2020-21 school year under t ...
Coalition for TJ v. Fairfax County School Board
Fighting Race-Based Discrimination at Nation’s Top-Ranked High School
Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, or TJ, is the nation's top-ranked public high school. Fairfax County Public Schools' (FCPS) recent changes to TJ's admissions process specifically aim to reduce the number of Asian-American children—and only Asian-American children—who can attend TJ. The school district's race-based admis ...
AFEF v. Montgomery County Public Schools
Parents fight racial balancing efforts that deny educational opportunities
Montgomery County Public Schools is Maryland's largest public school district and one of the best in the state, with a robust magnet program for gifted and talented students. The district recently changed its admissions criteria for magnet programs at four middle schools ostensibly to make the programs more "equitable." But the changes have created ...
Zito v. North Carolina Coastal Resource Commission; Town of Nags Head
Fighting government’s blurred lines on property rights
All Michael and Cathy Zito wanted to do was rebuild their vacation cottage in Nags Head, North Carolina after fire destroyed it in 2016. But state and local governments denied building permits because the property is now within a no-build zone. The Zitos were left with the only vacant lot in a line of beach homes and can do little more than pitch a ...
Ostrewich v. Hudspeth
Your shirt or your vote: Fighting to protect free speech at the ballot box
When Jillian Ostrewich entered her Houston, Texas, polling place in 2018, she expected the only decisions she'd face would be on the ballot. Instead, an election judge gave her an ultimatum: turn her shirt inside out or forfeit her vote. A federal judge overturned Texas' election apparel law because the First Amendment protects passive political sp ...
Pakdel v. City and County of San Francisco
Government can’t force tenants for life
Mr. Pakdel is a small business owner in Ohio. In 2009 he bought what's known as a "tenancy in common" (TIC) apartment in San Francisco and leased it to a residential tenant. As part of the purchase, Pakdel signed an agreement with the other owners to convert the building's six units into condominiums. But the City of San Francisco requires that pro ...
Linden v. South Dakota High School Activities Association
School’s “girls-only” dance team policy is a constitutional hustle
Fifteen-year-old Freddie Linden of North Sioux Falls, South Dakota can now lace up his dancing shoes as part of his school's competitive dance team. The accomplished dancer already competes nationally on private dance teams, but the South Dakota High School Activities Association (SDHSAA) established competitive dance as a "female-only" sport and p ...