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Where Would Obama’s Supreme Court Nominee Merrick Garland Stand on Labor Issues?

Despite hardline Senate Republican opposition to meeting with, let alone voting on, any potential replacement for recently deceased Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, on Tuesday, President Obama nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C., to fill the vacancy left by Justice Antonin Scalia after his recent, unexpected death. …

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Abercrombie Lost A Supreme Court Case. Could They Win A Retail War?

Last fall, Samantha Elauf, a young Muslim who was denied employment at Abercrombie and Fitch because her headscarf violated the company’s dress code, took her case all the way to the Supreme Court. On Monday, SCOTUS ruled against Abercrombie, 8-1, declaring that A&F’s refusal to accommodate a hijab-wearing applicant was a violation of civil rights …

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Runkel: Supreme Court Jumping the Gun on Section 1983 ADEA Case?

At RossRunkel.com today: SCOTUS: Can public sector employees skip the ADEA and sue directly under the constitution? Or should this case even be before the Supreme Court? Madigan v. Levin [Briefs at SCOTUSblog] is set for argument [this Monday] October 7. ‘Harvey Levin, a state employee, claimed he was fired because of his age. He sued his …

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Madeline Messa

Madeline Messa is a 3L at Syracuse University College of Law. She graduated from Penn State with a degree in journalism. With her legal research and writing for Workplace Fairness, she strives to equip people with the information they need to be their own best advocate.