Morning Docket

Morning Docket: 7.29.16

* The gender discrimination case filed against Sedgwick is just the tip of the iceberg. There has been an uptick of suits filed against legal employers, and the growing publicity of the cases may lead to even more. [Law.com] * Political robocalls might be annoying, but U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes has ruled they are protect speech under the First Amendment. [Wall Street Journal Law Blog] * In a complaint to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Weather Service union claims management at the Weather Service illegally surveilled the union's Facebook activities. [Washington Post] * The judge dropped the murder charges against Ingmar Guandique who had been faces charges in the death of Chandra Levy. An intern in Washington, D.C., Levy's disappearance in 2001 sparked national interest. [CNN] * The Navy is naming a ship after LGBTQ leader, Harvey Milk. Milk served in the Navy, but had to hide his sexuality while he did so. He was active inSan Francisco politics, and was assassinated in 1978. [Huffington Post]

By Kathryn Rubino on July 29, 2016 8:51 am
Traci Ribeiro filed a gender discrimination case against Sedgwick.

Traci Ribeiro filed a gender discrimination case against Sedgwick.

* The gender discrimination case filed against Sedgwick is just the tip of the iceberg. There has been an uptick of gender bias suits filed against legal employers, and the growing publicity of the cases may lead to even more. [Law.com]

* Political robocalls might be annoying, but U.S. District Judge Leon Holmes has ruled they are protect speech under the First Amendment. [Wall Street Journal Law Blog]

* In a complaint to the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the National Weather Service union claims management at the Weather Service illegally surveilled the union’s Facebook activities. [Washington Post]

* The judge dropped the murder charges against Ingmar Guandique who had been faces charges in the death of Chandra Levy. An intern in Washington, D.C., Levy’s disappearance in 2001 sparked national interest. [CNN]

* The Navy is naming a ship after LGBTQ leader, Harvey Milk. Milk served in the Navy, but had to hide his sexuality while he did so. He was active inSan Francisco politics, and was assassinated in 1978. [Huffington Post]