11th Circ. Backs Ala. Agency's Win In Worker's Colorism Suit

By Emmy Freedman · March 1, 2024, 7:21 PM EST

The Eleventh Circuit declined Friday to reinstate a lawsuit from an Alabama state housing agency worker who said her lighter-skinned Black supervisors gave her grief for having dark skin, saying she...

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Case Information

Case Title

Barbara Buckhanon v. Opelika Housing Authority

Case Number

22-13689

Court

Appellate - 11th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Civil Rights Employment

Date Filed

October 31, 2022