August 04, 2026
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday appeared skeptical about reviving a former U.S. Postal Service clerk's suit alleging she was coerced into a sexual relationship by a superior and fired for taking part, with one judge saying the worker is facing an uphill battle in proving that her firing was pretextual.
August 03, 2026
The Ninth Circuit will hear from a former postal worker bringing a sexual harassment lawsuit and an ousted sports radio host who was fired over a tweet, while the Fifth Circuit will review a former cop's sex bias case and the Second Circuit will tackle onetime bank executives' whistleblower claims. Here's a look at a quartet of oral arguments that discrimination attorneys should keep tabs on in August.