Cop Urges Justices To Strike Down Burden-Shifting Precedent

By Grace Elletson · June 10, 2026, 7:08 PM EDT

A Black police officer asked the U.S. Supreme Court to take up his case alleging he was fired out of race bias, claiming the Sixth Circuit was too quick to accept...

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Case Information

Case Title

William Shelton v. CMHA, et al

Case Number

24-3933

Court

Appellate - 6th Circuit

Nature of Suit

3442 Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

October 28, 2024


Case Title

William J. Shelton, Petitioner v. Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority, et al.

Case Number

25-1354

Court

Supreme Court

Nature of Suit

3442 Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

June 05, 2026