In Tafzi El Hadri and El Idrissi Mouch v. Spain , (ECHR, Jan 8, 2026), the European Court of Human Rights rejected claims by two educators employed by the C.V. residential center for minors in Barcelona that Spanish courts had failed to protect their righ... See more
Last week (Jan. 8), Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that in response to the December terrorist attack in Bondi, he is establishing a Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion. He said in part:
The Royal Commission will cove... See more
In Brox v. Woods Hole, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Steamship Authority , (1st Cir., Jan. 9, 2026), the U.S. 1st Circuit Court of Appeals rejected First Amendment free exercise claims by 12 employees of a Massachusetts state government board. Th employ... See more
From SSRN:
David Eliot Bernstein, Title VI Hostile Environment Law in the Shadow of Antisemitic Violence , (Journal of Free Speech Law, Forthcoming). Geoffrey Swenson, Symbolic Rule of Law Promotion , (December 12, 2025). Law & Social Inquiry, First V... See more
Tomorrow (Tuesday), the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving alleged illegal discrimination against transgender women athletes. At issue in Little v. Hecox is whether Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act violates the Equal ... See more