Decision on Walmart v. Dukes
The U.S. Supreme Court has issued a decision in the Walmart v. Dukes case in favor of Walmart. The court ruled that the gender discrimination suit against Walmart cannot proceed as a class action. In doing so the court has overturned a U.S. appeal court ruling that granted class action status to female employees of the giant retailer.
More on this later. In the meantime, you can read the ruling here. For background on the case, read Walmart Gender Discrimination Suit Update and Walmart Gender Discrimination Case: A Familiar Debate for Some Women.
Unanimous on the matter of backpay, divided on whether or not the 1+ million women constitute a class.
You left out a relevant fact in your summary – the SCOTUS decision was unanimous. A resounding rejection of the 9th Circuit’s earlier decision.