5th Circ. Upends $8M Race Bias Win For Black City Manager

By Grace Elletson · October 7, 2025, 6:56 PM EDT

The Fifth Circuit scrapped an $8 million verdict Tuesday for a Black city manager in his racial bias case against the Texas municipality that fired him, unpersuaded that discrimination played any...

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Case Information

Case Title

Jones v. City of Hutto

Case Number

24-50096

Court

Appellate - 5th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Jobs (Civil Rights)

Date Filed

February 12, 2024