U.S. High Court Vacates En Banc Ruling In Wage Suit Where Judge Died

Mealey's (February 25, 2019, 11:07 AM EST) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Feb. 25 vacated a decision by the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals to count Judge Stephen Reinhardt’s vote in an en banc ruling in a gender-based wage case where the opinion was issued 11 days after his death, finding the decision to be an error (Jim Yovino v. Aileen Rizo, No. 18-272, U.S. Sup.)....