Case: Discrimination/Sex Discrimination (W.D. Ark.)

June 8, 2026, 2:31 PM UTC

A federal district court denied summary judgment to the Washington County Sheriff on a sex discrimination claim under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by a female lieutenant who was denied a promotion, finding direct evidence of discrimination through a supervisor’s statement that “it takes a special kind of woman to be a captain,” but granted summary judgment on her Arkansas Whistle-Blower Act retaliation claim.

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