Horton Law Firm Blog Category: Constitutional Law

First Free Speech Lawsuit Filed by SC Employee Over Charlie Kirk Comments

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Sep 23, 2025 | Constitutional Law, Employment Law

Last week, a South Carolina teacher’s aide filed what appears to the be the first-in-the-state lawsuit about her termination for her exercise of free speech, specifically about a social media post regarding Charlie Kirk. [Read more: Lauren Vaughn Lawsuit] The... read more

EEOC Commissioner Fired by Trump Files Lawsuit Over Termination

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Apr 10, 2025 | Constitutional Law, EEOC

What rights does an EEOC commissioner have after she was fired by Trump without cause? We’re about to find out! Back in January 2025, just a few weeks into Donald Trump’s second term, Trump removed two Democratic members of the Equal Employment Opportunity... read more

Trump Removes NLRB Members and EEOC Commissioners

by Jeremy R. Summerlin | Jan 30, 2025 | Constitutional Law, Employment Law

Just after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, I wrote about the possible changes to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) he might make in the new Trump administration. [Read more: What Does Trump’s Election Mean for Employment Law?]... read more

Quotable Holmes: Lawyer as Prophet

by andyarnold | Mar 21, 2010 | Constitutional Law, Practice of Law, Reading Recommendations

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. played an important part in the evolution of our constitutional law as well as the philosophical underpinnings of American jurisprudence. Before he began his tenure on the Massachusetts Supreme Court or his 30 years on the U.S. Supreme... read more

Book Review: The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court

by andyarnold | May 31, 2009 | Book Review, Constitutional Law

Last weekend, I read The Great Decision: Jefferson, Adams, Marshall, and the Battle for the Supreme Court, which is a short account of the Supreme Court case, Marbury v. Madison. This book provides a good refresher about an important event in U.S. history as well as... read more

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