The Fourth Court of Appeals recently addressed a growing issue, at what point does same sex harassment constitute sexual harassment based on gender? Since the decision in Oncale v. Sundowner Offshore Services, Inc., 523 U.S. 75 (1998), we know there is such a thing as sexual harassment by persons of the same gender. In
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Former Assistant AG Ordered to Pay $4.5 Million for Blog
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Defamation, General
Social media has spawned new sorts of litigation. An Assistant Attorney General in Michigan learned that the hard way. Andrew Shirwell started a blog titled the "Chris Armstrong Watch" blog. Chris Armstrong is a former student leader at the University of Michigan and is openly gay. Mr. Shirwell, the former Assistant AG, describes himself as a "right-wing…
Ft. Worth Passes Anti-Homosexual Discrimination Ordnance
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
Is San Antonio far behind? Ft. Worth passed a broad anti-homosexual discrimination ordnance. The ordnance applies to transgender folks, as well as to gay or lesbian persons. This ordnance only applies to the city of Ft. Worth. This ordnance was passed in response to an incident at a gay bar where the police allegedly harassed…