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6 days ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Patrick Dorrian |Andrew Harris |Carmen Castro-Pagan

Southwest Airlines Co. won reversal of some, but not all, of a Texas federal court jury’s verdict that the airline engaged in religious discrimination when it fired a Christian flight attendant after she sent graphic anti-abortion messages to her union president.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Jennifer Bennett |Patrick Dorrian |Carmen Castro-Pagan |Andrew Harris

The Trump administration’s mandate that the EEOC stop using the disparate impact liability theory will alter the agency’s enforcement mission, erode minorities’ civil rights, and open cases for private litigation, attorneys say. Those are key takeaways from some employment discrimination lawyers regarding President Donald Trump‘s executive order titled Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy.

1 week ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Jennifer Kay |Andrew Harris

Attorneys for billionaire dealmaker Ken Moelis will argue before the Delaware Supreme Court this week to overturn a landmark Chancery Court ruling that prompted contentious legislative debate and new corporate law amendments last year. Here’s a look at the courts’ calendars:Wednesday: Moelis & Co. v. West Palm Beach Firefighters’ Pension Fund, Del., No. 340,2024, oral arguments 5/7/25.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Mallory Culhane |Andrew Harris

A court order barring the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive personal information from the Social Security Administration will remain in effect pending appeal, a split en banc appeals court ruled Wednesday. The record showed that DOGE’s unrestricted access to Social Security data “exceeded that allowed to all but the few most experienced and trusted SSA employees,” and demonstrated there’s “no need for such access,” Judge Robert B.

2 weeks ago | news.bloombergtax.com | Jennifer Kay |Andrew Harris

Two long-running disputes separately involving Meta Platforms Inc. and AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. are the subjects of hearings this week before the Delaware Chancery Court and the state’s top court. A look at the highlights from the courts’ calendars:Wednesday: In re Facebook Inc. Derivative Litig., Del. Ch., No. 2018-0307, hearing 4/30/25.