This week’s blog entry discusses ABA Formal Opinion 517. That opinion talks about discrimination in the jury selection process under ABA model rule 8.4(g) which prohibits attorneys from discriminating on the basis of various protected characteristics. As readers of my blog know, this has been a long-standing interest of mine. For example, we discussed peremptory

I hope everybody had a great Fourth of July weekend.

Today’s blog entry deals with a couple of different questions. First, in a situation where a person can no longer do the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable accommodations, is reassignment mandatory or is it subject to open competition? Second, what

On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court decided Stanley, which we discussed here. There is no need to go into the facts as we have already covered that previously. Accordingly, the blog entry is divided into the categories of: Justice Gorsuch’s majority opinion; Justice Gorsuch’s plurality opinion discussing how Title I might apply; Justice

I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend.

As I have mentioned previously, the last few years have found me increasingly involved in the area of working with counsel representing healthcare professionals who are being forced out of the profession because of their disability. Part of that process includes people being put into

Before getting started on the blog of the week, a housekeeping matter. I usually get my blogs up on Monday and sometimes Tuesday or even Wednesday. However, my daughter just finished her third year of college and is home for a short time before starting her summer gig. So, my schedule for the next couple