Kemal Kocak v. Harmony Public Schools

Whether Title VII permits courts to require, as a threshold element of a prima facie case, a comparator outside the broader protected group when the plaintiff alleges discrimination against a disfavored subgroup within a national-origin community.

Whether a court may affirm summary judgment for an employer by crediting the employer’s post-incident narrative over objective video evidence, witness testimony, and sworn declarations from which a reasonable jury could find pretext.