Today on AirTalk, as the Supreme Court weighs whether the citizenship question is constitutional, we lay out the pros and cons. We also examine how mental health professionals tend to their own mental health needs with psychotherapist and author Lori Gottlieb; and more.
As SCOTUS takes up question of LGBTQ discrimination protections for employees, we walk through the legal arguments
For years, courts around the country have been split about whether or not LGBT people are protected from workplace discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Amendment.
The Supreme Court announced on Monday that they will hear three cases about discrimination against people who say they were fired due to their sexual orientation and gender identity.
Of the three cases set to go before the court, two involve people who claim they were fired once their employer found out they were gay (Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia and Altitude Express, Inc. v. Zarda) and one involves a woman who claims she was fired for being transgender (R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC).
Different factions within the government are also divided on the matter: the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission says that LGBT people are protected under Title VII while the Trump administration believe that extending such protections would be an inaccurate interpretation of the law.
It’s unclear how the court might rule, as the sitting justices differ from those who legalized same-sex marriage in 2015, with the addition of Neil Gorsuch and Brett Kavanaugh in the time since.
As SCOTUS takes up the question, we dive into the legal arguments on both sides.
Guests:
Sarah Warbelow, legal director at the Human Rights Campaign, an LGBTQ civil rights advocacy organization based in D.C.
John Eidsmoe, senior counsel for the Foundation for Moral Law, a Christian nonprofit legal foundation that supports a strict interpretation of the constitution and “traditional” marriage, based in Montgomery, Alabama
Class action lawsuit against authorities who videotaped legal massages at the same sting involving Robert Kraft
A class action lawsuit was filed on Friday by 31 Jane and John Does in Florida accuses authorities of illegally videotaping customers getting massages at Orchids of Asia, the same spa facility where New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft allegedly paid for illegal sexual services.
The class action lawsuit accuses the defendants of violating the patrons’ constitutional rights to privacy.
This lawsuit continues to raise questions about the legality of cameras being installed in the facility, which began surveilling its customers on November 6, 2018.
We talk to legal experts about the likelihood that legal massage customers will prevail in this case.
Guests:
Danielle Citron, professor of law at the University of Maryland
Laurie Levenson, former federal prosecutor and professor of law at Loyola Law School
How Gen Z gets around as teens increasingly put off car ownership
What was once considered a rite of passage for American teens is apparent no more.
The percentage of teens with a driver’s license and who owns a car has fallen dramatically in the last few decades. In 2017, just a fourth of 16-year-olds had a driver’s license, down from half in 1983.
The trend makes sense given the emergence of ride-hailing services like Lyft and Uber and the expense associated with car ownership.
But what does the delay mean for parents -- and for the economy?
Call us at 866.893.5722 to weigh in.
Guests:
Tyson Jominy, vice president of the Data & Analytics Division at J.D. Power
Scott Evans, features editor of Motor Trend, an L.A.-based consumer magazine for the auto industry
‘Are you a US Citizen?’ As SCOTUS takes up the case, we debate citizenship census question
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court heard arguments in the case of Department of Commerce v. New York, the challenge to the Trump administration’s plan to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census.
The justices will be looking at cases from the Commerce Department, which runs the census, as well as arguments from opponents that include a number of states and various immigrant rights groups.
The data collected every 10 years by the census determine how many members a state gets in the House of Representatives, and it’s also used to allocate federal funds. Proponents of adding the citizenship question say that it’s needed to gather accurate data about the population of the U.S.
Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has argued that it would bolster the Voting Rights Act.
But critics say this is just pretext and are concerned that the question will deter undocumented immigrants from answering the survey altogether, leading to skewed data and resource distribution.
The case is expected to be decided by the end of June.
As the Supreme Court weighs whether the citizenship question is constitutional, we lay out the pros and cons.
Guests:
Greg Stohr, reporter covering the Supreme Court for Bloomberg News; he tweets
Kaylan Phillips, an Indianapolis based litigation counsel for the Public Interest Legal Foundation, a public interest law firm dedicated to election integrity.
Oren Sellstrom, Litigation Director at Lawyers for Civil Rights, a non-profit legal organization based in Boston that focuses on racial and immigration discrimination
‘But how does that make you feel?’ How mental health professionals tend to their own mental health needs
There was a time in the not-too-distant past when talk therapy was seen by many to be reserved only for those with the most severe emotional or psychological problems.
But in recent years, as maintaining good mental health practices has become more visible to the public eye, attitudes towards talk therapy have taken a more accepting approach. Data from the Anxiety and Depression Association of America gathered in 2015 showed that adults 18-25 are more accepting when it comes to mental health care and that 60 percent of respondents said they saw seeing a therapist or other mental health professional as a sign of strength.
The Atlantic’s “Dear Therapist” columnist and talk therapist Lori Gottlieb dives into this in her new book “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed,” which is on the NYT Best Seller list. In the book, Gottlieb brings readers along on a journey through the therapy sessions of a few of her patients and even dives into her own therapy sessions, pulling back the curtain on what your therapist might really be looking for when they ask you those leading questions and why you shouldn’t worry whether or not your therapist likes you or finds you “interesting.”
Today on AirTalk, Gottlieb joins Larry Mantle to talk about her experience as a therapist going to therapy, and we’ll take calls from therapists who want to share how they deal with their own psychological needs. If you’re a therapist or a mental health professional, how do you deal with your own psychological needs? Join the conversation at 866-893-5722.
Lori will be talking about her book with former TIME Magazine and Los Angeles Times columnist Joel Stein as part of 'Writers Bloc Presents' on Thursday, April 25th at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanuel in Beverly Hills. For tickets and more event information, click here.
Guest:
Lori Gottlieb, author of the new book “Maybe You Should Talk To Someone: A Therapist, HER Therapist, and Our Lives Revealed” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, April 2019); she is a psychotherapist based in Los Angeles and writer of the weekly “Dear Therapist” advice column for The Atlantic; she tweets