Civil Rights

The Legal Intelligencer

7th Circuit's Title VII Ruling Means Employers Must Adapt Anti-Bias Measures

By P.J. D'Annunzio | April 6, 2017

In the wake of Tuesday's ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act protects against sexual orientation-based workplace discrimination, lawyers observed that employers will have to expand their anti-discrimination policies to adapt to the times.

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New York Law Journal

Court Green Lights Major Claim of Discrimination Against Queens Principal

By Andrew Denney | April 5, 2017

A federal judge has pared claims from a discrimination lawsuit against the New York City Department of Education over the treatment of three black teachers at a Queens high school. But the major allegations in the suit, that the former principal for the Pan American International High School in Elmhurst targeted black teachers through patterns of discrimination, remain intact.

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In Gay Rights 'Gamechanger,' Appeals Court Bars Employment Bias Based on Sexual Orientation

By Ben Hancock | April 5, 2017

A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act, in what was hailed as a landmark decision by gay rights advocates who have fought for years to expand workplace protections.

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National Law Journal

In Gay Rights 'Gamechanger,' Appeals Court Bars Employment Bias Based on Sexual Orientation

By Ben Hancock | April 4, 2017

Overruling years of precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday concluded that discrimination against employees on the basis of sexual orientation violates the Civil Rights Act.

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Texas Lawyer

Fifth Circuit Rejects Black Lawyer's Challenge to Mississippi State Flag

By John Council | April 4, 2017

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has rejected an equal protection case filed by an African American attorney after ruling he couldn't prove he was injured by something that is displayed in every courthouse where he practices — the Mississippi state flag, which is adorned with the image of the Confederate battle flag.

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The Recorder

Will Federal Shield Law Save Facebook From Bias Suit?

By Ross Todd | April 4, 2017

Facebook's lawyers at Munger, Tolles & Olson have invoked Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act—a go-to defense strategy when internet companies are hauled into court.

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