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Labor Law Prof Blog
A Review of This Term’s Discrimination Decisions
The National Law Journal recently summarized this Supreme Court term's discrimination cases (Ricci, Crawford, Pyett, Gross, and Hulsteen). Among the commentators was Marcia McCormick (St. Louis University), Paul Secunda (Marquette),…
International Law Prof Blog
Excerpts from the Landmark Ruling from the Delhi High Court, and a Link to the Full 105-Page Decision
With a big thank you to journalist Rex Wockner of San Diego, we are able to bring you these excerpts and a link to the full text of today's landmark…
California Employment Law Update
Plaintiff Must Prove That Age Was The “But-For” Cause Of Challenged Employment Action
By Tony Oncidi
Gross v. FBL Fin. Servs., Inc., 557 U.S. 167, 129 S. Ct. 2343 (2009) Jack Gross worked for FBL as a claims administration director until he was reassigned to the…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Ricci Decision Re-Looks Basic Premises
Well, as often happens, the new decision is out but it will take months or longer to understand what it means. The US Supreme Court issued its decision in Ricci…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
What Employers Need to Know About Ricci v. DeStefano – A Free Webinar
A further read-through of the Ricci v. DeStefano case today has reinforced my view that there are going to be some real lessons learned for employers out of this case. …
Alabama Employment Law Report
SUPREME COURT RULES IN FAVOR OF WHITE AND HISPANIC FIREFIGHTERS
This morning, the U.S. Supreme Court, in a 93 page 5-4 opinion, reversed the lower courts' decision in the case of Ricci v. DeStefano. I previously wrote about this case…
Connecticut Employment Law Blog
BREAKING: Ricci v. DeStefano – Supreme Court Reverses Second Circuit And Finds New Haven Violated Title VII in 5-4 Decision
In closing out its 2008-09 term today the U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4, along ideological lines that the city of New Haven violated Title VII in refusing to promote a…
The Right Coast
Ginburg’s Footnote 10 in Ricci Gail Heriot
Josh Gerstein of Politico is reporting that today's 5-4 decision in Ricci will make it difficult to fault Judge Sotomayor for her decision below, since four justices agreed with her. …
Labor Law Prof Blog
Supreme Court Reverses in Ricci
In a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court holds that throwing out test results based on the racial distribution is disparate treatment and that fear of a disparate impact lawsuit is…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
Lance Gable on How the Law can Address Sexual Health, AIDS
Lance Gable (Wayne State University Law School) has posted HIV/AIDS, Reproductive and Sexual Health, and the Law on SSRN. Here is the abstract: Thelaw is a frequently overlooked tool for…