Recent Cases of Interest - Coskrey Law Office - Columbia, South Carolina

It is a remarkable time.

We live in an era when the rule of law is under attack from multiple sources. Thankfully, the Courts are doing their part in acting as a Constitutionally-prescribed check and balance, even as other such checks and balances envisioned by the Constitution seem to be fading. Many of the limits on government power and its abuse - whether that power takes the form of executive orders, Tweets from government officials, or some other form of intimidation - are found in the Constitution. It is disheartening to see large companies, law firms, educational institutions, and everyday people bow to the pressure.

My thirty-five years of practicing law have included, in my better moments, lawsuits involving public employees fired for speaking out on matters of public concern. And Constitutional challenges to attempts to water down and ultimately eliminate the electoral power of voters not in the racial majority. And I have advised clients on issues of the Free Exercise and Establishment clauses of the First Amendment as well as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, which address the role of religion. When it comes to religion, the First Amendment provides a check on attempts by religious groups to demand that others align with what they believe. But that, too, requires standing up to the people who want to impose their religious beliefs on others.

If there is one theme that runs through these cases over the decades for me, it has been helping people stand up against bullies. The Constitution is a remarkable document, and I am still fully dedicated to protecting its principles as I stand up with clients, and on their behalf.

I write here to let you know that after thirty-five years, I am still fully committed to doing that. The rule of law is foundational. It must be protected.

Blaney Coskrey

September 2025