tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post7170780563678671290..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: Moot Court Finals RoundupDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-53636658903486727252011-05-03T16:45:55.715-07:002011-05-03T16:45:55.715-07:00The rationales by which the 6th Cir. distinguished...The rationales by which the 6th Cir. distinguished Romer don't seem to fit so well for the TN law because they are characteristics it shares with Colorado's Amendment 2. Inter alia: it is statewide; it would remove protections previously granted at the municipal level; it would bar complaints even about governmental discrimination.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-84061130167281809682011-05-03T01:03:02.428-07:002011-05-03T01:03:02.428-07:00Belated response to your last point about the TN l...Belated response to your last point about the TN law:<br /><br />Yes there is something that distinguishes it from Romer. See <i>Equality Foundation v Cincinnati</i>, 128 F.3d 289 (6th Cir. 1997), <i>cert denied</i>, 119 S.Ct. 365 (1998). Although the Stevens dissent does leave some room for interpretation on that point.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14363311128428661742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-37578450827543070972011-04-29T04:03:40.223-07:002011-04-29T04:03:40.223-07:00As I said to Chris Geidner on Twitter, the quotes ...As I said to Chris Geidner on Twitter, the quotes from Republicans in the Nashville article sound like they've been coached on Romer. "It's not about gays AT ALL, it's about good business!" The explicit expression of animus toward LGBT folks in the referendum at issue in Romer -- imcluding the fact that it barred only ordinances protecting the minority groups from discrimination, <i>not</i> ordinances that would protect the straight majority -- could distinguish Romer from this new bill.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com