Well, the San Antonio court of appeals recognized same sex harassment in Alamo Heights ISD v. Clark and now the Texas Supreme Court has overruled that decision. This has long been a difficult area of law for courts. In the federal court system, the Supreme Court reached a compromise of sorts. It recognized that harassment
Clark v. Alamo Heights Independent School District
Oral Arguments in Same Sex Harassment Case
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
The Texas Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Clark v. Alamo Heights Independent School District case. The San Antonio Court of Appeals recognized same sex harassment in that case. The school district has now appealed the matter to the Texas Supreme Court. The lawyer for the district appears to be trying to un-do that…
Fourth Court Finds Same Sex Harassment
By Thomas J. Crane on
Posted in Discrimination
I often wonder why more defendants do not try the “we discriminate against everyone” defense. In theory, if a supervisor discriminated against all genders and all races, then he could not be guilty of treating one nationality or one gender better than another. In Clark v. Alamo Heights Independent School District, No. 04-14-00746 (Tex.App.…