Opinion Archives - The Whitley Law Firm, P.C. https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/category/opinion/ Tue, 26 Feb 2019 23:15:59 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/wp-content/uploads/whitley-law-firm-san-antonio-50x50.jpg Opinion Archives - The Whitley Law Firm, P.C. https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/category/opinion/ 32 32 Equal Protection Means Refugee Ban is Illegal https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/equal-protection-means-refugee-ban-illegal/ Wed, 01 Feb 2017 04:42:50 +0000 https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/?p=11055 Image Credit: CC-BY-SA-3.0 / Matt H. Wade at Wikipedia It is true that the U.S. Constitution protects citizens of the United States. It is also true that the U.S. Constitution protects all persons as well. This means that any person, regardless of their citizenship status, is entitled to Equal Protection under the law within the jurisdiction...

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]]> Now 2016 and Voter Intimidation Still an RNC Tactic https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/now-2016-voter-intimidation-still-rnc-tactic/ Sat, 05 Nov 2016 05:24:44 +0000 https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/?p=10939 With the 2016 presidential election just days away, we thought it would be important to discuss a relevant issue: voter intimidation. So first, here is a little background. Voter Intimidation Consent Decree Barriers to voting did not end in the 1960s. In fact, it was in the 1980’s that the Republican Party was placed under...

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]]> Marriage Arguments Heard in 5th Circuit https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/marriage-arguments-heard-5th-circuit/ Wed, 14 Jan 2015 00:58:44 +0000 http://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/?p=10477 How many people do you know who are married without children?  Texas argued to the 5th circuit that it can deny same sex couples the right to marry because they cannot have children.  A blatantly false assertion given the advances in reproductive technology.  But, suppose we follow the Texas logic despite the fact that same...

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]]> Thoughts on Texas’ Argument to the Fifth Circuit https://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/thoughts-texas-argument-fifth-circuit/ Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:36:51 +0000 http://www.whitleylawfirmpc.com/?p=10471 Texas argued to the Fifth Circuit, in January 2015, that marriage is a subsidy like the school lunch program. Is there any part of your marriage that reminds you of the school lunch program? According to Texas, marriage is a subsidy it can give to certain groups but not to others just as it can...

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