Last week, the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld a Santa Monica City ordinance which prohibited unattended exhibits in Palisades Park, among them displays of the Nativity Scene, erected annually by the Santa Monica Nativity Scenes Committee. The Court found that the City’s ordinance was a valid content-neutral time, place, and
California Supreme Court Holds That Employee Must Prove That Adverse Employment Action Was “Substantially Motivated” by Discrimination, and Liability is Limited Where Employer Proves It Would Have Taken the Same Action Against the Employee Anyway
Harris v. City of Santa Monica has been pending before the California Supreme Court since 2011. On December 4, 2012, the Supreme Court held oral arguments, and issued its long-awaited opinion on February 7, 2013. The issue pending before the Supreme Court was whether giving a mixed-motive jury instruction under California’s Fair Employment and Housing
State Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in Harris v. City of Santa Monica case
Harris v. City of Santa Monica has been pending before the California Supreme Court since 2011. Melanie Poturica and I submitted an amicus brief in the matter, supporting the City’s arguments. On December 4, 2012, the Supreme Court held oral arguments and will issue its opinion within 90 days, in 2013.
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