Can the state require a person to choose between their livelihood and their conscience? Today, a federal court upheld the civil rights of two pharmacists and a pharmacy owner who challenged new state regulations that would require them to stock and dispense “morning after” drugs, contrary to their deeply held religious beliefs. The case was handled […]
Congratulations and thanks to the Fred T. Korematsu Center for Law and Equality (Seattle University School of Law) for its recent conference commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Ninth Circuit’s opinion in Hirabayashi v. United States. We are proud to have been a Silver Level Sponsor of that event. In 1942, Gordon Hirabayashi (then a student […]
Welcome to the ELM blog! We hope our content is interesting and relevant to our clients and others in our community. Expect analysis of new legal developments and commentary on a variety of other topics. ELM is in its 35th year as a downtown Seattle law firm. Our lawyers practice in a variety of areas. […]
