(January 17, 2017, 11:58 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 agreed to hear an appeal in which it has been asked to decide whether an appeal of a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) issued in a “mixed” case — one involving a claim under the federal anti-discrimination laws — should be reviewed in a district court or in the Federal Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals (Anthony W. Perry v. Merit Systems Protection Board, No. 16-399, U.S. Sup.)....