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Wal-Mart Gets a Free Pass For Bias From the Supreme Court

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by Rinku Sen, Applied Research Center

June 21, 2011 - 2:17pm (Print)

The Supreme Court issued its decision in the Dukes v. Wal-Mart sex discrimination case yesterday, a frustrating ruling that doesn’t challenge the existence of bias, but that exempts the company from accountability.

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High Court Bars Mass Sex Bias Case Vs. Wal-Mart

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The Supreme Court has blocked a major sex-discrimination lawsuit, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against other big U.S. companies. (June 20)
June 21, 2011 - 2:06pm
The Supreme Court has blocked a major sex-discrimination lawsuit, siding with Wal-Mart and against up to 1.6 million female workers in a decision that makes it harder to mount large-scale bias claims against other big U.S. companies. (June 20)
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Afternoon Roundup: Is Tunisia An Equal Rights Middle East Mecca for Women and Girls?

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by Amie Newman

January 27, 2011 - 7:28pm (Print)

Is Tunisia a mecca for equal rights?; Extreme anti-choice legislator, Rep. Mike Pence of Indiana, announces a run for governor; President Obama's report card for the state of women and girls in the U.S.; and Wal-Mart's ongoing pay discrimination case before the Supreme Court.

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Supreme Court to Rule on Whether Wal-Mart Discrimination Suit is Class-Action

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by Robin Marty, RH Reality Check

December 6, 2010 - 12:19pm (Print)

In what could be a great boon for the retailer, the Supreme Court has announced it will hear Wal-Mart's appeal that the gender discrimination suit not be allowed as class-action.

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Corporate Christianity And Extremist Anti-Contraception Activism

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by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check

October 4, 2009 - 10:33pm (Print)

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Bethany Moreton on the creation of Christian free enterprise. Also, Texas health care news and anti-choicers reveal the anti-contraception agenda.

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Do Anti-Trust Laws Inflate the Prices of Birth Control?

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by Joe Veix, RH Reality Check

May 22, 2009 - 12:33pm (Print)

With Wal-Mart blocked from offering $9 birth control, should we blame our government for higher prices?

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Real Time: Wal-Mart To Sell Cheaper Birth Control

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by Amie Newman

September 27, 2007 - 10:55am (Print)

Wal-Mart is now selling birth control for less than the cost of a t-shirt. Be careful what you wish for...

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