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Discrimination is prejudicial treatment related to (or inappropriate consideration of) an individual's actual or perceived membership in a particular class, group or category, such as an individual's... more +

The Supreme Court Update - June 23, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 6/24/2025

On June 20, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States issued six decisions: Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. Environmental Protection Agency, No. 24-7: This case addresses fuel producers’ Article III standing to...more

Supreme Court Declines to Resolve Circuit Split on Certifying Classes with Uninjured Class Members

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/11/2025

On June 5, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed as improvidently granted the writ of certiorari in Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings v. Luke Davis, No. 22-55873, which raised whether a federal court may certify a...more

Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services

Cozen O'Connor on 6/10/2025

In a unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court of the United States announced that Title VII’s protections against discrimination do not require majority group individuals (including white people, men, and heterosexuals) to...more

BREAKING: SCOTUS overrules higher standard for majority group asserting bias claims

Constangy, Brooks, Smith & Prophete, LLP on 6/6/2025

On June 5th the U.S. Supreme Court held that majority-group plaintiffs do not have to show special “background circumstances” to support a Title VII discrimination claim. ...more

Federal courts block Title VI certification requirement

Clark Hill PLC on 4/28/2025

On April 24, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia blocked the U.S. Department of Education’s (USDOE) efforts to enforce its interpretation of Title VI and its associated certification requirement. The...more

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