The U.S. Department of Justice has opened an investigation into allegations of discrimination against Black officers by the Kansas City Police Department that reportedly begins during hiring and extends to promotions and discipline.

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A man must drop his allegation that his employer’s lawyer aided and abetted discrimination in court, after a split Aug. 9 Missouri Supreme Court opinion.

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Where appellant challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination action, the district court did not err in granting summary judgment. Judgment is affirmed. Reddix v. Arkansas Department of Workforce Services (MLW No. 74813/Case No. 19-1899 – ...

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Where appellant challenged the adverse grant of summary judgment in an employment discrimination action, the court did not err and the judgment is affirmed. Judgment is affirmed. Thompson v. Westmor Industries LLC (MLW No. 74750/Case No. 19-1629 – 2 pages) ...

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Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his employment-discrimination action for failure to prosecute. Where the record supported finding a lack of prosecution by plaintiff, the district court did not abuse its discretion to sua sponte dismiss plaintiff’s complaint. Judgment is affirmed. ...

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Plaintiff appealed from the dismissal of her employment-discrimination case. The district court had dismissed some of plaintiff’s claims under 28 U.S.C. §1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) and later dismissed the remaining claims under Rule 12(b)(6). Where the record supported dismissal of plaintiff’s claims, the ...

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A federal judge has thrown out former KSHB-TV 41 reporter Demetrice “Dee” Jackson’s claim that he was discriminated against by being denied a promotion, but the judge allowed Jackson’s other discrimination and retaliation claims to proceed to trial. In a ...

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Plaintiff appealed the dismissal of his employment-discrimination claim with prejudice, which the district court ordered as a sanction for plaintiff’s failure to obey a discovery order. Where plaintiff was advised by opposing counsel that depositions would end by 5 p.m. ...

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Where a plaintiff, who sued her railroad company employer for disability discrimination and retaliation, challenged the grant of summary judgment to the defendant, the district court properly found that the plaintiff was not qualified for her dispatcher job because she ...

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Missouri’s attorney general believes that federal law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Attorney General Eric Schmitt was among GOP attorneys general nationwide who signed a U.S. Supreme Court brief outlining the position Friday. The attorneys general are wading into a legal battle over ...

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Missouri’s attorney general believes that federal law doesn’t protect LGBTQ people from discrimination. Attorney General Eric Schmitt was among GOP attorneys general nationwide who signed a U.S. Supreme Court brief outlining the position Friday. The attorneys general are wading into a legal battle over ...

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