Nimmons v. United States Tennis Association et al

  1. July 31, 2019

    US Tennis Settles Former Umpire's Race Bias Suit

    A black tennis umpire has settled with the U.S. Tennis Association for an undisclosed sum after suing the organization last year for discrimination, ending claims that its "tennis whites only" attire rule aptly describes the "racist mantra" that governs its treatment of minorities.  

  2. January 08, 2019

    US Tennis Can't Trim Former Umpire's Race Bias Suit

    A New York magistrate judge has recommended denying a request from the U.S. Tennis Association to trim what the sports organization called irrelevant and "inflammatory" claims from a suit by a former umpire alleging racial bias, ruling discovery may prove the passages important to the case.

  3. May 01, 2018

    US Tennis Sued By Black Umpire For Race Bias, Retaliation

    A black tennis umpire once held out by the U.S. Tennis Association as a diversity ambassador has sued the organization for discrimination in New York federal court, saying its "tennis whites only" attire rule aptly describes its "racist mantra" in the hiring and treatment of minority workers.

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