Explainer: the 9th Circuit’s caste cases

Today on Jan. 16, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is reviewing two cases on what is a somewhat novel issue for the U.S. legal system: caste anti-discrimination provisions. First, a panel of judges in Pasadena, Calif., is reading briefs in Bagal v. Sawant. Then, the same panel is hearing oral arguments in Kumar […]