Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Summary of actions Tuesday


On Tuesday, the Supreme Court:

_Ruled that workers who face retaliation after complaining about race discrimination may sue their employers.

_Declared that a major anti-age bias law protects federal employees who faced retaliation after complaining about discrimination.

_Said Alabama's governor did not need advance approval from the federal government to fill a county commission vacancy with a fellow Republican appointee.

_Refused to step into the case of former Illinois Gov. George Ryan, who was convicted of steering contracts, tax fraud, misuse of tax dollars and state workers, and killing a bribery investigation.

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