First AmendmentReligious Rights & Gay Rights Argued at the U.S. Supreme CourtWerner-Simon opines on the Supreme Court Masterpiece Cake argument, the divided court and whether food preparation is speech. Daily Journal
First AmendmentAntidiscrimination Laws and Religious FreedomsWerner-Simon, in The Bison Blog, explains the case of a Colorado baker (owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop), who argued that his First...
Ninth Circuit Judge Harry Pregerson RememberedWerner-Simon produced Judge Harry Pregerson’s veterans’ rights movie, as well as the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals films on appellate...
First AmendmentReligious Rights v. Antidiscrimination Laws at the U.S. Supreme CourtWerner-Simon describes Supreme Court Masterpiece Cakeshop litigation, the divided court, and the flood of interest across the country,...
JusticeThe Untold Story of Mary Todd Lincoln and her LawyerWerner-Simon tells the untold story of Mary Todd Lincoln’s trial and her lawyer Myra Bradwell. Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles...
RacismHate Groups, Charlottesville & White Supremacist IdeologyWerner-Simon (in third LTE) objects to use of term “alt-right” as obscuring white supremacist endemics. She urges deliberate and...
JusticeEvaluating the First Justice of the Trump AdministrationWerner-Simon evaluates the first ninety days of the first Trump U.S. Supreme Court justice, Neil Gorsuch of Colorado. The Daily Journal
Presidential PowerPrivileges of Presidential PowerWerner-Simon, in the Boston Globe, comments on the chief executive’s motivation for fire James Comey, the FBI Director The Boston Globe