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U.S. Supreme Court,
Judges and Judiciary,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals

Feb. 26, 2019

U.S. Supreme Court vacates 9th Circuit Judge Reinhardt’s final opinion

The U.S. Supreme Court has vacated a federal appeals court decision establishing that prior pay may not be used to justify salary discrepancies between men and women, saying the court below was wrong to issue an opinion written by a then-deceased judge.

U.S. Supreme Court vacates 9th Circuit Judge Reinhardt’s final opinion
The last decision written by 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Stephen Reinhardt, and issued after his death, was reversed by the U.S. Supreme Court, which noted judges can change their opinions up to the moment of release.

The U.S. Supreme Court vacated an appellate decision establishing that prior pay may not be used to justify salary discrepancies between men and women, saying the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals was wrong to issue a majority opinion written by a deceased judge.

In a per curiam decision released Monday, the high court said the 9th Circuit should not have issued a groundbreaking en banc opinion considering the scope of the federal Eq...

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