Topic
Every decision we've filed under Civil Rights - Employment.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to prove pretext or establish a prima facie case for his termination.
The Sixth Circuit reversed a district court's summary judgment on an employment discrimination claim involving a COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The court held that the Railway Labor Act did not automatically preclude the plaintiff's claims because his requested accommodation differed materially from prior precedent.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed the denial of a permanent injunction regarding most provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act while reversing the denial as applied to the Religious Expression Rule. The court held that the state's employment and nondiscrimination rules do not violate the First Amendment, but the rule requiring religious expression to be nondiscriminatory unconstitutionally burdens free exercise rights.
The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction against Maine's Human Rights Act. The court held that the Act's Religious Expression Rule likely violates the First Amendment, while finding no credible threat of injury from the Employment Rule.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of Miami in a case involving race discrimination and retaliation claims by a police officer. The court held that the plaintiff failed to present sufficient evidence to create a genuine dispute of material fact regarding causation or comparators.
The Eleventh Circuit dismissed an appeal filed by Tennille Decoste against the City of Boynton Beach. The court ruled that it lacked jurisdiction because the underlying district court order was not final.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a pro se plaintiff's second amended complaint as an impermissible shotgun pleading. The court held that the complaint failed to provide defendants adequate notice of claims and contained frivolous allegations.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling dismissing a state prisoner's claims against correctional officials. The court held that the officials were entitled to qualified immunity and that the plaintiff failed to prove violations of disability or negligence laws.
The Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's dismissal of a pro se employment discrimination complaint for failure to comply with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and a specific court order. The panel held that the district court acted within its broad discretion to manage its docket and impose sanctions for non-compliance.
The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment in a race discrimination case brought under Section one thousand nine hundred eighty-one of the United States Code. The court held that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence that his race was the but-for cause of the denial of his request to purchase a money order.