Houston Adult Entertainer Takes Discrimination Case to SCOTUS
Houston adult entertainer Chanel Nicholson takes her racial descrimination case against Houston area strip clubs all the way to the Supreme Court. Using an anchient civil rights statute that gurantees equal rights to black workers, she sued the clubs claiming that they improperly applied a quota to strippers at the club. She is represented by Ronald W. Chapman II.
Another Blow to 2255 Post Conviction Relief - Jones v. Hendrix SCOTUS
In Jones v. Hendrix the Supreme Court barred the use of a 2241 petition to avoid the prohibition on successive 2255 petitions where there was a subsequent change in statutory interpretation. This causes a major hurdle for defendants where there is a subsequent change in the law post conviction and a defendant is still in custody.
SCOTUS Sides with Physicians in Opiate Opinion - Ruan v. United States
In the unanimous Supreme Court decision, Ruan v. United States, the Supreme Court struck down the application of objective standards as a vehicle for opioid prosecutions against physicians accused of unlawful prescribing. The Supreme Court paves the way for a more tailored approach to measuring physician conduct.
Internment
113,000 Japanese Americans were arrested by their government during Japanese internment. One took his case all the way to the Supreme Court. And while it took over forty years to obtain justice, he won. This is the story of Fred Korematsu.