U.S. Appeals Court: DISCRIMINATION PROMOTION.

• Position: Prisoners and prisons - Brief Article

Thomas v. Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice, 220 F.3d 389 (5th Cir. 2000). A Black female lieutenant brought an action against a state corrections department under Title VII for race and gender discrimination and retaliation. The district court entered judgment in favor of the lieutenant and the state appealed. The appeals court affirmed in part and reversed in part and remanded. The appeals court upheld the findings that failure to promote and...