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Lambda Legal is cocounsel on a case at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on behalf of Darlene Jespersen, charging Harrah's Casino with violating sex discrimination laws for terminating her because she didn't conform to the company's rigid sex stereotypes regarding employees' personal appearance. To learn more about this case, click here or read the briefs and exhibits below.
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| Harrah's "Personal Best" |
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| Jespersen, Herself |
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| Jespersen in Harrah's "Personal Best" |
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Click here to download hi-res photographs of Darlene Jespersen, suitable for print work.
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| Lambda Legal's Court Briefs
Reply Brief for Petition for Rehearing En Banc, December 28, 2004
Body Petition for Rehearing, December 28, 2004
Exhibit 1
Exhibit 2
Exhibit 3
Appellant's Opening Brief, June 17, 2003
Appellant's Reply Brief, August 14, 2003 |
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| Friend-of-the-Court Briefs filed in support of Darlene Jespersen
The ACLU of Nevada, Northwest Women's Law Center, California Women's Law Center and Gender PAC
The National Employment Lawyers Association, the Alliance for Workers' Rights and the Legal Aid Society
Hawai'i Civil Rights Commission
National Center for Lesbian Rights and the Transgender Law Center | |
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