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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Higher Pleading Standard for Reverse Discrimination Claims

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Real World Impact: The United States Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in a sex discrimination case as it sided with a straight woman on the standard to be used in pleading disparate treatment on the basis of her...more

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Title VII Reverse Discrimination Case

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On Oct. 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services –a reverse discrimination case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The question before the Supreme...more

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Employers Within the Fifth Circuit Are Now Open to More Claims Under Title VII with the Abandonment of the Previous Title VII...

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The Fifth Circuit no longer limits Title VII claims to “ultimate employment decisions” per the en banc decision in Hamilton v. Dallas County. In Hamilton, a group of female officers alleged that the Dallas County...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Muldrow v. City of St. Louis: How the Case Could Bolster Attacks Against...

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On June 30, 2023, just one day after the Supreme Court issued its decision in the Students for Fair Admissions cases striking down race-conscious college admissions programs, the Court agreed to hear a case next Term that...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case on Whether Lateral Transfer Is Basis for Discrimination Claim

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In addition to releasing several major decisions, the end of the U.S. Supreme Court’s annual term included the justices agreeing to hear the appeal of a case with important implications for employers. The case involves the...more

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2020 Supreme Court Update

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s October term started earlier this month, and promises to be an unprecedented session. How is the Court responding to the pandemic and adapting to a virtual environment? Which cases should you be...more

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Supreme Court Grants Review of Three Title VII Cases Concerning Protections for LGBTQ Workers

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Earlier today, the Supreme Court of the United States granted review of a triad of cases addressing whether Title VII, the federal statute prohibiting certain types of discrimination in employment, prohibits discrimination...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Will Consider Whether LGBT Employees are Protected from Discrimination by Federal Civil Rights Laws

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s next term will likely have a significant impact on employers. On April 22, 2019, the Court announced that it is taking up the hot-button issue of whether federal laws that ban discrimination in...more

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SCOTUS To Rule On Whether Title VII Prohibits Sexual Orientation And Gender Identity Discrimination

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On April 22, 2019, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in a trio of cases challenging the scope of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964’s (“Title VII”) prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex....more

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