March 12, 2025
A Ninth Circuit panel on Wednesday affirmed a lower court's ruling that two California State University professors lacked standing to challenge the university's inclusion of caste as a protected class in its antidiscrimination policy, saying the policy never specifically mentions Hinduism and therefore does not stigmatize the religion or force self-censorship.
January 10, 2025
In the next week, attorneys should watch for Ninth Circuit oral arguments regarding whether a "caste" policy at the California State University system unlawfully targets Hindu employees and others. Here's a look at that case and other labor and employment matters on deck in the Golden State.