As a lawyer and constitutional nerd, I am very interested to see how the law develops around race-based policies, ie how does the government demonstrate compelling interest. As an Evanstonian (and taxpayer) I groan at the polarization and expense this case will generate. 😫
As a lawyer and constitutional nerd, I am very interested to see how the law develops around race-based policies, ie how does the government demonstrate compelling interest. As an Evanstonian (and taxpayer) I groan at the polarization and expense this case will generate. 😫
I was wondering about the costs of litigation. Judicial Watch is a well-funded organization and can tie this case up in the courts, appeals, etc... for as long as it takes to get the case to the Supreme Court.
I am assuming that the City will employ outside counsel to work on this case. That could be a serious expense. Apparently the case has been assigned to Justice John Ness who is a Federalist Society member and Trump nominee. That may not augur well for the City.
Let's hope any legal expenses are coming out of the Reparations fund, rather than the general budget.
The City's lead counsel is not a litigator, so this is 100% going to go to an outside firm and it's going to cost at least six figures, probably more. There are much smaller cases that the city is paying six figures on right now.
As a lawyer and constitutional nerd, I am very interested to see how the law develops around race-based policies, ie how does the government demonstrate compelling interest. As an Evanstonian (and taxpayer) I groan at the polarization and expense this case will generate. 😫
I was wondering about the costs of litigation. Judicial Watch is a well-funded organization and can tie this case up in the courts, appeals, etc... for as long as it takes to get the case to the Supreme Court.
I am assuming that the City will employ outside counsel to work on this case. That could be a serious expense. Apparently the case has been assigned to Justice John Ness who is a Federalist Society member and Trump nominee. That may not augur well for the City.
Let's hope any legal expenses are coming out of the Reparations fund, rather than the general budget.
The City's lead counsel is not a litigator, so this is 100% going to go to an outside firm and it's going to cost at least six figures, probably more. There are much smaller cases that the city is paying six figures on right now.