11th Circuit Denies En Banc Review Request In TV Meteorologist’s Race Bias Case

(November 6, 2023, 12:45 PM EST) -- ATLANTA — A television meteorologist who was fired after co-workers filed harassment complaints failed to show that an 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel majority incorrectly considered the inclusion of his race in the documents reviewed by the person who authorized his firing as well as the race of his replacement, the 11th Circuit ruled, denying the meteorologist’s petition for rehearing en banc....