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5th Circ. Says Atty's Flaky Handling Justifies Axing Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff ( March 9, 2026, 5:26 PM EDT) -- A trial court was right to toss a suit from a former correctional facility employee who said he was passed over for promotion because he's Black and was fired when he complained, the Fifth Circuit ruled Monday, faulting his lawyer for ignoring her duty to pursue his case....

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