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Ogletree Deakins Insights
DEI Under Scrutiny, Part VI: Supreme Court Declines to Hear Case Over Race-Neutral Measures Allegedly Intended to Increase Racial Diversity
By By: Linda S. Goldman, T. Scott Kelly, Publisher, Zachary V. Zagger
Quick Hits The Supreme Court declined to review a case in which a group of parents aligned with activist group Pacific Legal Foundation challenged race-neutral admissions at a selective public…
ContractsProf Blog
Breach of a Non-Disparagement Clause After Employment Discrimination Claim Settles
In October 2019, after serving for two years as Vice President of Program and Community at the Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation, Dr. Terri Wright was fired by the…
PrawfsBlawg
Understanding Civil Rights Litigation (3d edition)
Main Friday, August 11, 2023Understanding Civil Rights Litigation (3d edition)I am happy to announce that the third edition of Understanding Civil Rights Litigation has been published with Carolina Academic Press…
Texas Employment Lawyer
Understanding the Difference Between Title VII and Section 1981
Austin Employment Lawyer Jairo Castellanos Section 1981 and Title VII are both federal laws in the United States that address workplace discrimination. While they share some similarities, there are notable…
Zalma on Insurance
No Damages for Litigating While Black
By Barry Zalma
Losing a Lawsuit is not Evidence of Discrimination David Webb, proceeding pro se, appealed an order dismissing his complaint. Webb was involved in a car accident. He sued a law…
Legal Profession Blog
Anti-Semitic Letter, Conflict Draws Indefinite Suspension
The Maryland Court of Appeals has indefinitely suspended an attorney for a conflict of interest and because she hadsent an antisemitic and highly offensive 20-page letter to a client and…
WSNYC Blog: The Latest in Employment Law
Former Black Agents Sue State Farm for Racial Discrimination and Retaliation
According to a recent article published by Law360, an Illinois federal judge ruled in favor of former State Farm agents who filed racial discrimination and retaliation claims against the company.…
ContractsProf Blog
Teaching Critical Race Theory Without Mentioning Critical Race Theory
Inspired by Charles Calleros' post from a few years ago, I teach Barfield v. Commerce Bank, N.A., 484 F.3d 1276 (2007). Inspired by Charles's other post from that guest stint,…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Fifth Circuit Reverses Summary Judgment
In Johnson v PRIDE Industries, Inc., 7 F.4th 392 (5th Cir. 2021), a co-worker referred to Michael Johnson, a black worker as "mijo" (son) and "manos" (hands) several times. The…
Nonprofit Law Blog
Anti-Discrimination Laws – Section 1981
Nonprofits must be aware of and compliant with applicable anti-discrimination laws. In an earlier post, we discussed Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. This post focuses on Section…