SCOTUSblog by Edith Roberts 1/16/2020
At Subscript Law, Daniel Kohrman offers a graphic explainer for Babb v. Wilkie, which was argued yesterday and which asks whether federal employees suing under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act must prove that age discrimination was a but-for cause of an adverse employment action. Nina Totenberg reports at NPR that the case “could affect more than a million federal workers over the age of 40.†For The New York Times, Adam Liptak reports that “the justices were unusually engaged†in yesterday’s argument, “[p]erhaps … because they are themselves older federal workers, albeit ones with life tenure.†At the Daily Caller, Kevin Daley reports that “Chief Justice John Roberts wondered if the phrase ‘OK, boomer,’ popular among young people as a dig at baby boomers, might be enough to prove actionable bias against older workers,†“express[ing] concerns that such an expansive theory would chill speech.†Mark Walsh offers a “view†of the argument from the courtroom for this blog.
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https://www.scotusblog.com/2020/01/thursday-round-up-509/#more-291310
