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Michael A. Caldwell, et al. v. Joseph M. Gasper, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Director, Michigan State Police, et al.
Paid petition · United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, No. 22-1031, 22-1032 · judgment November 1, 2022
Certiorari denied · May 1, 2023
Pre-decision estimate: 1% cert probability
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Question presented
Whether opposition to an employer’s “Diversity Initiative” (non-remedial race and gender preferences) constitutes protected activity under 42 USC § 1981 and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Counsel of record
For petitioner
James K. Fett
Fett & Fields, P.C.
For respondent
Ann Maurine Sherman
Michigan Department of Attorney General
Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- May 01 2023Petition DENIED.
- Apr 12 2023DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 4/28/2023.
- Mar 30 2023Waiver of right of respondents Joseph M. Gasper and the Michigan State Police to respond filed.
- Feb 27 2023Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 3, 2023)