Category: U.S. Supreme Court
-
The impact and echoes of the Wal-Mart discrimination case
By Nina Martin
ProPublica
When the U.S. Supreme Court issued its 5-4 decision in Wal-Mart v. Dukes in June 2011, no one needed a Richter scale to know it was a Big One. In throwing out a mammoth lawsuit by women employees who claimed that they’d been systematically underpaid and underpromoted by the world’s biggest corporation, the ruling upended decades of employment discrimination law and raised serious barriers to future large-scale discrimination cases of every kind. -
/
11489 SEEN/
Majority of Supreme Court justices are millionaires; Ginsburg, Breyer top list of wealthiest
By Reity O’Brien
Center for Public Integrity
At least five and perhaps as many as eight of the nine members of the U.S. Supreme Court are millionaires according to recently released financial disclosures, and only two hold any consumer debt.
Support Florida Bulldog
Florida Bulldog’s year end fundraising season runs now through the end of the year.
Right now your contribution means more than ever. Contributions up to $1,000 will be matched dollar for dollar by NewsMatch a collaborative fundraising movement to support fact-based and nonpartisan journalism in the U.S. In keeping with transparency, we publicly acknowledge all donors on site.
If you believe in the value of watchdog journalism, please make your tax-deductible contribution today.
We are a 501(c)(3) organization. All donations are tax deductible.
Join Our Email List
Florida Bulldog delivers fact-based watchdog reporting as a public service that’s essential to a free and democratic society. We are nonprofit, independent, nonpartisan, experienced. No fake news here.