If this isn't animus, what on earth is

My latest on our blog:

SCOTUS is attacking trans kids’ ability to show up as their full, authentic selves rather than using government to make ALL of our kids’ lives better. This devastating ruling will do nothing to ensure fairness in school sports. MA law will continue to protect trans kids - on and off the field.

Regardless SCOTUS's interpretation of federal law (which I disagree with), Massachusetts law protects students' right to play on sports teams according to their gender identity: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/massachusett... #TitleIX #equalprotection #transrights

As always, @darapurvis.bsky.social has a clear explanation of SCOTUS’s completely inconsistent, mean spirited nonsense.

Love opening up @wbur.org and seeing my partner Inga featured in a story on important moments in MA LGBTQ+ history.

Victory for transgender service members! We are thrilled to have partnered with @gladlaw.bsky.social, @nclrights.bsky.social, and @wardenskilaw.com on this critical case.

Mass Lawyers Weekly writes about our lawsuit on behalf of bar advocates. Zalkind Law attorney Monica Shah explains that the law "should not prescribe criminal prosecution and related penalties for individuals who are engaging in their right not to work.” masslawyersweekly.com/2026/05/25/m...

I talked to @bostonglobe.com about the SJC's decision yesterday holding that when someone is sexually harassed in an educational context, they can sue the individual harasser in addition to the school: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/19/m...

The @bostonglobe.com editorial board on our ghost network lawsuit, and why the Division of Insurance must enforce the law requiring health insurance providers to maintain accurate lists of in network providers: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/05/17/o...

Good news for trans kids: SCOTUS is not going to take up a 1st Circuit case that held that schools do not have to out trans students to their parents. I wrote about that decision here: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/first-circui...

My colleagues are standing up against a new law that punishes appointed defense counsel for indigent defendants who fight for fair pay for their work.

Our firm is filing all kinds of interesting new cases today, including this challenge to health insurers who publish "ghost networks" of supposed in-network providers who do not exist or do not take the relevant insurance.

I want to scream this from the rooftops.

Our team had a great time at the Boston Bar Association’s annual Employment Law Conference. Our lawyers @anaisamun.bsky.social and @naomishatz.bsky.social shared their wisdom on employees’ speech rights, and got to learn about new issues in the administrative agencies, noncompete law, and AI tools!

Tomorrow: Join Ana Munoz and @naomishatz.bsky.social Shatz at the @bostonbar.bsky.social Employment Law Conference for a discussion about employee speech rights. More information here: bostonbar.org/conferences/...

Interested in a state supreme court clerkship? @statecourtreport.org has a database featuring clerkship opportunities from 25 states and more than 80 justices. We hope it's a good starting point for applicants! statecourtreport.org/state-judici...

I spoke to @bostonglobe.com about the problem of nude deepfakes in schools. As a students' rights lawyer and parent of a tween and teen, I feel strongly that we must find a solutionthat focuses on education, respects young people's privacy, and doesn't push kids into the criminal justice system.

Standing up for free speech and academic freedom works: www.wbur.org/news/2026/04...

On the blog: Attorney Noah Gillen discusses the SJC's recent decision on attorney's fees in anti-SLAPP cases, offering protection to low-wage workers: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/sjc-protects...

A year ago we joined 500 law firms supporting Perkins Coie in their lawsuit, today we sign on with more than 800 other firms in support of the rule of law.

This is about to replace "it's illegal to secretly record conversations in MA" as my #1 piece of advice to clients and future clients.

Attorney @naomishatz.bsky.social has been selected by The Education Lawyers as their recommended attorney in Massachusetts. Read more here: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/recent_news/...

BU has been removing pride flags from professors' office windows. Attorney @naomishatz.bsky.social spoke to @boston.com about whether this violates professors legal rights: www.boston.com/news/local-n...

I finally got time this weekend to read Josh Moody's great story on the war against student free speech (including student journalism). You should read it, too: www.insidehighered.com/news/student...

Another reason I love my job. This week my client returns to school after a judge found that UMass Amherst likely violated his free speech rights by suspending him for participating in a protest.

Protecting the right to protest has never been more important. Proud to be representing a UMass Amherst student in this suit enforcing students' rights to free speech and due process.

The policy had nothing to do with fighting antisemitism and everything to do with suppressing legitimate and constitutionally protected criticism of Israel.

Attorney Emma Quinn-Judge won an appeal of criminal convictions at the SJC today. The SJC agreed with our argument that a criminal indictment may never be substantively amended. Read more here: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/recent_news/...

This Thanksgiving, we’re grateful for our colleagues, partners, and community. We remain committed to our shared work toward a more just, inclusive, and democratic future—and we’re thankful to be doing that work alongside you. Wishing you a peaceful holiday from the Zalkind Law legal team.

Thrilled to get to work on this important brief on behalf of women's and girls' advocacy groups.

Going back to Summers' talk about how women don't want to work hard and don't have high end aptitude, we could ask: What fraction of young men must deal with a creep with substantial power over their career hitting on them using tips from an infamous pedophile? 🤔 www.thecrimson.com/article/2005...

As someone who represents students in both free speech and harassment/discrimination cases, I care about universities protecting both sets of rights. I spoke at length with Mass Lawyers Weekly about the First Circuit's recent decision in StandWithUs v. MIT: masslawyersweekly.com/2025/11/11/m...

In Shah v. The System, Super Lawyers profiles our own Monica Shah. She shares how her career has been driven by challenging powerful institutions in Massachusetts that claim to support equality and diversity. Read more about Monica here: www.superlawyers.com/articles/mas...

Massachusetts is considering a law to address book banning in public schools. Attorney Jacob Bezner discusses the strength of the law on our blog: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/massachusett...

Kudos to my partner Monica for this great profile about what drives her practice and our firm.

NEW — I dug into the story of ICE abducting a 13-year-old boy in Massachusetts and moving him 500 miles across state lines without notifying his mother, local cop's complicity, and how the federal government's justification for such cruelty is already falling apart:

Jane Goodall offers sage advice for the rest of us. #3E

Moving opinion from Judge Young addressing the attacks on free speech from this administration.

Register here: bostonbar.my.site.com/LightningMem...

We are one of just seven firms awarded this recognition for boutique firms that deliver partner-level attention and sophisticated legal work in employment matters. See our ranking here: chambers.com/law-firm/zal...

Read more about our new lawyers here: lnkd.in/eXxk5f2p

Do you know what to do if you are confronted by campus police? Thoughts from our student rights lawyers on the blog: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/back-to-scho...

Read more here: www.mad.uscourts.gov/events/bench...

Our firm is growing! Excited to welcome Jacob, Jackson, Noah, and Tess to the team.

NEWS: The full Eleventh Circuit, in an 8-5 vote, held that an insurance policy excluding transgender gender-affirming surgical care does not facially violate Title VII b/c — following SCOTUS's Skrmetti reasoning — "it does not treat anyone differently based on a protected characteristic."

A judge in Massachusetts today issued what I think is the first judgment against the DOJ's attempt to subpoena doctors who treat trans patients. The judge quashed the subpoena the DOJ issued against Boston Children's Hospital, home to the country's first gender clinic for adolescents.

Attorney David Russcol spoke to Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly about a federal court decision retroactively granting Boston University immunity from violations of the Wage Act. Read more on our website: www.bostonlawyerblog.com/in_the_press...