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February 27, 2026

Porter Smith, Petitioner v. Michigan Department of Corrections, et al.

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Case Number:

25-1028

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Supreme Court

Nature of Suit:

3442 Civil Rights: Jobs

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
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    High Court Passes On Ex-Officer's Disability Bias Suit

    The U.S. Supreme Court declined Monday to wade into a former Michigan Department of Corrections officer's lawsuit claiming he was fired for requesting lighter duties following a hip injury, leaving in place the Sixth Circuit's decision that a law barring disability bias in federally funded programs doesn't prohibit retaliation.

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