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• September 21, 2018

  5 Supreme Court Petitions Employers Should Watch

  After a 2017 that yielded the blockbuster Epic Systems and Janus decisions, the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to kick off a new term that could see the justices tackle a growing circuit split on whether federal anti-discrimination law protects gay and transgender workers. Here, Law360 looks at five cert petitions employers should have on their radar.

• September 21, 2018

  June DHS Memo Can't Justify Ending DACA, 2nd Circ. Hears

  A coalition of states challenging the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program urged the Second Circuit Thursday to uphold their equal protection and procedural claims, asserting that the government’s arguments to the contrary improperly rely on a recent U.S. Department of Homeland Security memo.

• September 21, 2018

  Conn. Justices Revive Cancer Patient Death Suit

  The Connecticut Supreme Court has ordered a lower court to move forward with a wrongful death case centering on the failure of medical staff to report a lump visible on a scan, saying facts have yet to be addressed to determine whether a statute of repose applies.

• September 21, 2018

  ​​​​​​​9th Circ. Heats Up TCPA Debate With Broad Autodialer Take

  The Ninth Circuit's decision Thursday to endorse an extremely broad definition of what constitutes an autodialer under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act opens the door not only for more litigation to thrive under the statute, but also for the U.S. Supreme Court or Federal Communications Commission to step in and deliver some long-sought clarity, attorneys say. 

• September 21, 2018

  Harvard Asks 1st Circ. To Uphold Win In Tenure Bias Suit

  Harvard University asked the First Circuit on Friday to affirm that a former associate anthropology professor failed to prove the prestigious school denied her application for tenure because she is a woman and had voiced support for sexual assault victims.

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