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Trump administration says Penn violated sex discrimination laws after transgender swimmer competed
The Trump administration said the University of Pennsylvania violated laws by letting a transgender swimmer compete on its women’s team.
Catholic Relief Services ordered to pay $60,000 to gay ex-employee after denying benefits for husband
Baltimore-based Catholic Relief Services was ordered to pay $60,000 to a gay employee after it took health coverage away from his husband.
Construction industry under increased scrutiny for sex discrimination claims
It’s no surprise that women are underrepresented in the construction industry. The latest statistics published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reveal that women make up about 10 percent […]
Texas law might shield Uvalde information, news report says
Today is Monday, the 55th anniversary of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s nomination of Thurgood Marshall to the U.S. Supreme Court. Here are some other news items. — Texas law may […]
Ex-TEDCO fund director alleges race, sex discrimination in federal lawsuit
A former fund director at TEDCO claims in a federal lawsuit that she was subjected to race- and sex-based discrimination.
EEOC accuses Hanover industrial staffing firm of sex bias
A Hanover-based industrial staffing company has refused to hire or assign women to demolition and laborer positions and has asked its clients if they preferred male or female workers, the […]
4th Circuit weighs constitutionality of Ocean City’s topless ban
A seemingly divided 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday considered whether Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law […]
Md. women’s group calls men-only registration unconstitutional
A Maryland women’s rights group is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down as unconstitutional a federal requirement that only men register for the military draft. The Women’s Law […]
Ocean City defends topless ban in 4th Circuit filing
Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless “protects and advances the prevailing sensibilities” of its residents and visitors, the Eastern Shore beach town told a U.S. appeals court Thursday as it considers whether the ban violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law because men are permitted to go-bare chested.
Women appeal Ocean City’s topless ban
Ocean City’s prohibition on women going topless violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal treatment under the law because men are permitted to go bare-chested in the Eastern Shore beach town, […]
Furloughs could become law firm layoffs, report says
Welcome to Monday, the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Arizona Governing Committee v. Norris decision that Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits states from discriminating […]
Ginsburg’s best lines are in neither court nor opinions
Two of the Supreme Court justice's two most memorable statements, neither of which came in a courtroom or an opinion.
