February 20, 2025
A former Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer suing the agency for discrimination is fighting its request to have evidence of dismissed claims excluded from the upcoming trial, arguing the government's recent filing is an attempt to stymie her counsel in advance of the March trial.
February 10, 2025
A Pennsylvania federal judge refused Friday to delay the upcoming trial in a lawsuit filed by a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer who sued the agency for racial and age discrimination, despite a letter to the court saying that the parties are making progress toward a settlement.
October 26, 2023
A Pennsylvania federal judge ruled Thursday that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission must face a former lawyer's claim that she was denied a promotion because of her age and race, but awarded summary judgment to the agency on the suit's retaliation, Privacy Act and constitutional right to informational privacy claims.
September 22, 2023
A Pennsylvania federal judge on Friday appeared skeptical of a former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission lawyer's age and race bias lawsuit against the agency as her counsel struggled to provide the judge with hard evidence that her client was denied a promotion because of discrimination.