Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 410: Listen and Learn -- Relevance Issues (Evidence)
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Day - sentencing - Mullin v. Dep’t of Vet Affairs - employment, Rehabilitation Act - Mukhina v. Walmart - employment, Title VII, evidence, remedy exhaustion...more
For decades, courts have relied on the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework as the primary method for evaluating employment discrimination claims based on circumstantial evidence. As I discussed earlier this year,...more
The US Supreme Court just unanimously ruled that plaintiffs alleging workplace discrimination under Title VII are not required to meet a heightened evidentiary standard just because they have “majority-group” status....more
On Oct. 4, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court granted certiorari to hear Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services –a reverse discrimination case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. The question before the Supreme...more
With high-profile challenges to employer diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and “reverse discrimination” claims on the rise, a case reinforcing the circuit split over whether plaintiffs from a “majority” group...more