MARIJUANA STRAINS – Justice Clarence Thomas issued a statement after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear a cannabis tax case Monday. Cheryl Miller reports the justice questioned whether the federal government’s continuing ban on marijuana cultivation and use “is necessary or proper,” given widespread legalization among the states. Miller reports that in a five-page statement “respecting the denial of certiorari” in Standing Akimbo v. United States, Thomas criticized the federal government’s “half-in, half-out regime” that simultaneously condones state-level medical marijuana use but refuses to allow dispensaries to deduct business expenses from their taxes. “This contradictory and unstable state of affairs strains basic principles of federalism and conceals traps for the unwary,” Thomas wrote.
DAD DISCRIMINATION? – A high-profile case involving a national sportscaster is putting the spotlight on employment-discrimination cases arising during the pandemic, Cedra Mayfield reports. As spotted on Law.com Radar, the complaint by Atlanta-based TV sports host Casey Stern against Warner Media LLC and Turner Sports Inc. alleged the broadcast employer discriminated against him as a man with child care responsibilities and in need of COVID-19-related work and scheduling accommodations. SEX AND VOODOO? – New Jersey-based Scarinci Hollenbeck is in the hot seat over allegations of pervasive sexual harassment at the office. Charles…
