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Sixth Circuit Strikes Down Workers’ Compensation Claimant Solicitation Law

By on July 9, 2019 in First Amendment Protections, Workers' Compensation

I read frequently about legal opinions interpreting various laws governing the employer-employee relationship.  Less often, I encounter one concerning the employment lawyer-client relationship.  So when I came across a recent case, Bevan & Associates, LPA, Inc., et al. v Yost, et al., No. 18-3262 (6th Cir. 7/8/19), in which the Sixth Circuit discussed the constitutionality […]

Marital Association Claim Nixed By Eighth Circuit

By on March 20, 2019 in First Amendment Protections, Political Appointments, Sexual Harassment

As most of us know, the First Amendment protects “freedom of association,” among the various protections it offers.   And, what could be much more associational than marriage?  Courts refer to that as “intimate association.”   The constitutional right to intimate association protects the formation and preservation of certain kinds of highly personal relationships, thereby restricting governmental […]

Baltimore Prosecutor Who Opposed Mosby’s Election Loses First Amendment Challenge

By on October 23, 2017 in First Amendment Protections, Political Appointments, Public Sector Employment Law

Keri Borzilleri, a former high-ranking Assistant State’s Attorney (ASA) who worked for nine years in the Baltimore City State’s Attorney’s office, was fired without cause just four days after Marilyn Mosby took office as the newly elected lead prosecutor in 2015. Though no explanation was publicly given, Borzilleri was likely terminated for having supported Mosby’s […]