Board of County Commissioners of Payne County, Oklahoma 15-387Issue: Whether the Americans with Disabilities Act requires a plaintiff to prove that her disability was the “sole cause” of the challenged conduct (as the Tenth Circuit has held repeatedly), or whether the Act permits claims when disability discrimination is accompanied by other factors (as every other federal court of appeals has held). [read post]

Payne, No. 07-5592 In a conviction for multiple counts involving drugs, firearms, violence and multiple murders, court order authorizing involuntary medication treatment plan designed to restore defendant's competency to stand trial is affirmed over claims of error that the district court erred in finding that the evidence offered at the hearing was sufficient to establish that the proposed treatment is substantially likely to restore defendant's competency. [read post]

If Harris does not put any particular new state into play, strategists and Biden allies were hoping her spot on the ticket could increase turnout and Biden’s margins across the map and strengthen his position in states Hillary Clinton lost, in no small part because of a drop in votes in African-American communities. [read post]