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‘You’ve given my life back’ - Surgeon Nick Nicholson was one of 22 Forest Park Medical officials indicted in one of the largest and most complex healthcare bribery and kickback schemes in Texas history. But Dr. Nick was the only one a jury found not guilty. In an exclusive, in-depth interview, Nicholson and his lawyer, Tom Melsheimer, take readers inside the confidential sanctuary of the attorney-client relationship to discuss in vivid detail every aspect of the case and the decisions they made that led to the dramatic acquittal earlier this year. This is their story. July 15, 2019Bruce Tomaso

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Removing sexual orientation and gender identity discrimination from Title VII’s scope means that employees and their families may be unprotected from such discrimination based on nothing more than where they happen to live, work, or travel to for their jobs. Even where companies voluntarily implement policies to prohibit sexual orientation or gender identity discrimination, such policies are not a substitute for the force of law.

- Amicus brief of 206 major businesses (including American Airlines and other Texas businesses) before the U.S. Supreme Court arguing against any interpretation of Title VII that would exclude protections for their LGBT employees.

Not all justices have the same judicial philosophies, and we shouldn’t expect them to, even when they’re appointed by the same president.

- Former Texas Solicitor General Scott Keller, now of Baker Botts, quoted in the Wall Street Journal on cases that revealed atypical votes by the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2018-19 term.

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