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Share: Can people who work in the public sector exercise their First Amendment rights at work? Can they lose their job because of what they post on social media? These and other questions concerning free speech and government workers were explored Feb. 19 at “The First Amendment and Public Sector Employees” during the 2021 American Bar Association Virtual Midyear Meeting. Consider Bennett v. Metro: In 2016, a Nashville 9-1-1 operator wrote a public-facing Facebook post following the election win of Donald Trump: “Thank god we have more America loving rednecks. Red spread across all America. Even n [edit YourABA] and latinos voted for trump too!” ....
Employers and employees are facing a lot of pressing questions on how to handle COVID-19 vaccines in the workplace. Legal experts discussed the latest developments in the Feb. 18 webinar, “GPSolo Workstation Vaccination,” which was part of the 2021 ABA Virtual Midyear Meeting. ....
Experts: Dark money taints judicial elections, erodes trust in courts Share: Dark money killed Justice Louis Butlerâs career. At least, thatâs how he tells it. Butler was a trailblazer in Wisconsinâs legal community â the first Black justice on the state supreme court. He was a public defender in Milwaukee when he started climbing the judicial ladder. First, an appointment to municipal court. Then, election to county court. Finally, Butler was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court in 2004. But it didnât last. Four years later, in 2008, Butler faced reelection â and lost. He was the first sitting Wisconsin Supreme Court justice to lose re-election since 1967. ....
Midyear 2021: Trailblazing journalist on keys to womenâs advancement Share: Emmy Award-winning broadcast journalist Deborah Roberts knows a thing or two about working hard to build a successful career. Roberts grew up in the segregated Deep South and is best known for her work as an ABC News correspondent on such shows as â20/20,â âNightline,â âGood Morning Americaâ and âABC World News Tonight with David Muir.â She also co-wrote the book âBeen There, Done That: Family Wisdom For Modern Timesâ with her husband, Al Roker, the popular weather anchor on NBCâs âToday Show.â Roberts will share her inspiring story, focusing on the importance of women in leadership and the keys to advancement at âKnow Your Worth. The Audacity to Believe in You!â at 4 p.m. CT on Feb. 19 at the 2021 American Bar Association Midyear Meeting, held virtually this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ....
ABA webinar explores how the tax system plays favorites Share: In the webinar â#BlackTaxpayersMatter: Intersection of Race, Tax Systems, Laws and Enforcement,â tax experts discussed institutional racism in the tax system. They gave a historical overview of racism in international and domestic tax systems and how the systems target Black and Latinx taxpayers. âWe donât know who is paying taxes by race,â says Donnie Charleston, director of Public Policy & Advocacy for E Pluribus Unum. âIt makes no sense, from the standpoint of this is the most important thing we do as citizens, but we donât have any insider data with respect to race and the tax code.â ....