July 15, 2024
The Eighth Circuit reinstated a St. Louis police officer's suit alleging he was reassigned to a different unit for being straight, reversing its prior decision affirming the dismissal of his suit following a U.S. Supreme Court order loosening requirements the circuit placed on Title VII discrimination claims.
June 14, 2023
The Eighth Circuit refused Wednesday to reinstate a St. Louis police officer's suit alleging he was kicked out of his unit because he is straight, ruling that his transfer wasn't significant enough to sustain a discrimination case.
February 16, 2023
An Eighth Circuit panel seemed receptive Thursday to a cop's argument that his lawsuit alleging he was unlawfully transferred for being heterosexual should be revived, with one judge questioning whether a recent decision from the circuit court in a similar case was correct.
January 31, 2023
The Fifth Circuit will hear the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's challenge to a trial judge's decision granting religious organizations broad carveouts to workplace discrimination law, while the Ninth Circuit will consider whether playing certain rap music can create a hostile work environment. Here are six argument sessions slated for February that are worth watching.