Female Prosecutors Can Sue California County for Sex, Age Bias

Five female deputy district attorneys who allege that Contra Costa County and its DA’s office “has a long and pervasive culture of systemic gender discrimination” saw their case greenlighted after a federal court in San Francisco found they adequately detailed their sex bias claims under federal and California law.

Four of the women can also pursue age discrimination claims under federal and state law, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California said.

The women—Mary Elizabeth Knox, Rachel Piersig, Alison Chandler, Mary Blumberg, and Jill Henderson—say the county district attorney’s office made changes to correct its past sexist ...