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Kilies and Simonton: Employee protections after Bostock

Employers likely remember Bostock v. Clayton County, the landmark decision where the Supreme Court of the United States extended Title VII’s “because of sex” protections to sexual orientation and transgender status. In that case, the Supreme Court made clear that it is unlawful under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act for employers to terminate employees for being gay or transgender but left open some questions.

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Interim IU Maurer dean Ochoa takes reins of law school

While it’s true the position isn’t permanent, an interim dean isn’t just a placeholder. The interim dean is, in fact, the dean of the law school, taking on the authority of the most influential leadership position at the school. Such is the current case at Indiana University Maurer School of Law in Bloomington.

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Feds oppose unsealing affidavit for Mar-a-Lago warrant

The Justice Department on Monday rebuffed efforts to make public the affidavit supporting the search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s estate in Florida, saying the investigation “implicates highly classified material” and the document contains sensitive information about witnesses.

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Former Indiana AG Hill seen as frontrunner among candidates to replace Walorski in Congress

A former state representative who resigned her seat weeks after being reelected, a current state representative who lost in the May 2022 primary and a former Indiana attorney general who was suspended from the practice of law for one month over allegations of sexual misconduct are among those who have filed so far to run as the Republican candidate for Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District.

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7th Circuit affirms judgment for felon who used accomplice to buy guns

An Indiana felon who used an accomplice to purchase firearms couldn’t convince the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals that he was charged with duplicitous counts or that his sentence was improperly calculated. In July 2018, James Rogers, who had a previous felony conviction, went to a Rural King store in Bedford and handled multiple firearms […]

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