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Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Employment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment in favor of the federal government. The court held that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate good cause for additional discovery and could not prove that her termination was pretextual retaliation.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court dismissal for failure to serve defendants within the required timeframe. The court held that the plaintiff did not demonstrate good cause for the delay or request an extension under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure four comma m.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Individual Freedom Act as applied to public university professors. The court held that the state cannot ban professors from teaching specific viewpoints on race and sex in the classroom.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction blocking Florida's Individual Freedom Act as applied to public university professors. The court held that the statute's viewpoint-based restrictions on classroom speech violate the First Amendment and cannot be justified by employee speech or government speech doctrines.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se employment discrimination appeal. The court held that the appellant waived his right to appellate review by failing to object to the magistrate judge's recommendation.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se employment discrimination complaint. The court held that the plaintiff failed to cure pleading deficiencies or comply with local rules despite multiple opportunities to amend.
The Third Circuit reversed the dismissal of a cardiologist's defamation and retaliation claims against his university and hospital employers. The court held that the defendants' social media campaign and article retraction may have been motivated by actual malice and that the plaintiff's criticism of racial preferences constituted protected activity.
The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a defamation and breach of contract lawsuit brought by Zia Chishti against Tatiana Spottiswoode. The court held that Spottiswoode's congressional testimony and related statements were protected by legislative privilege and First Amendment principles.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment to a fire protection district. The court held that a Fire Chief's provision of surveillance video to a criminal investigator was speech made pursuant to his official duties and thus not protected by the First Amendment.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed the denial of attorneys' fees to a former Army soldier seeking a Purple Heart under the Equal Access to Justice Act. The court held the soldier was not a prevailing party because the remand was based on new evidence rather than agency error, and the government's position was substantially justified.