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Jennifer A. Holmes, a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which has urged the court to take the case, says she hopes the conversations taking place nationally will push the justices in that direction. Doing so gives the court an “opportunity to show that they’re not insensitive to issues of race,” Holmes said. And courts are "all the time" confronting workplace discrimination claims involving use of the racial slur, she said. The question for the justices, she said, ...

US Supreme Court might weigh in on the ‘N-word’ Updated 7:13 AM; Today 7:13 AM In this June 29, 2020 file photo, the Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)AP Facebook Share Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him and other Black employees “boy.” Management ignored two large swastikas painted on a storage room wall. And for six months, h...

Jennifer A. Holmes, a lawyer with the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, which has urged the court to take the case, says she hopes the conversations taking place nationally will push the justices in that direction. Doing so gives the court an “opportunity to show that they’re not insensitive to issues of race,” Holmes said. And courts are "all the time" confronting workplace discrimination claims involving use of the racial slur, she said. The question for the justices, she said, ...

Jessica Gresko FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2020, file photo, night falls on the Supreme Court in Washington. The Supreme Court is considering whether to hear the case of a Black man who says he suffered discrimination because the N-word was carved into the wall of the hospital elevator where he worked. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) May 13, 2021 - 4:39 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at P...

Supreme Court considers hearing case on the ‘most offensive word’ Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 In this June 20, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. (AP Photo)AP Facebook Share WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him and other Black employees “boy.” Management ignored two large swastikas painted on a storage room wall. And ...

U.S. Supreme Court considers hearing case over racial slur in the workplace Updated May 13, 2021; Posted May 13, 2021 The American flag waves in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, 2020AP Photo/Patrick Semansky Facebook Share By JESSICA GRESKO, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses calle...

Supreme Court justices consider hearing a case on the N-word Robert Collier is asking the justices to decide whether a single use of the N-word in the workplace can create a hostile work environment Loading the player... Robert Collier says that during the seven years he worked as an operating room aide at Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas, white nurses called him and other Black employees “boy.” Management ignored two large swastikas painted on a storage room wall. And for six months, h...

Monday, May 10, 2021 The Supreme Court has been asked to decide an issue that has sowed confusion among the various appellate courts around the country: can a single workplace use of the N-word constitute a hostile work environment under Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act? This legal question arises during a long overdue reckoning about how to address systemic racial discrimination in this country. Indeed, an employee in one case,  The N-word “sums up . . . all the bitter years...

Share this article Share this article PHILADELPHIA, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pennsylvania State Senator Sharif Street (PA-3), Vice-Chair of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party, today announced the formation of his exploratory committee for the United States Senate. More than 100 leaders from across Pennsylvania joined him in person and virtually. The event was live streamed on Senator Streets Facebook page and can be seen "I will get votes in rural Pennsylvania and energize urban Pennsylv...

WATCH LIVE: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Officials Calling For Action On Gun Safety At Broad And Olney CBS Philadelphia 2/26/2021 Syndicated Local – CBS Philly PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney, Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw, District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Senator Sharif Street will join with city and state officials and anti-violence advocates to discuss last week’s shooting at Broad and Olney. They are calling for legislative and executive ac...