Mealey's (October 27, 2020, 10:04 AM EDT) -- ATLANTA — Based on the U.S. Supreme Court’s limited consideration of a Veterans Affairs pharmacist’s claims, the 11th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is bound by Trask v. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs and must apply the but-for causation standard to federal-sector Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 retaliation cases, the VA secretary argues in an Oct. 22 supplemental brief filed in the appellate court, adding that even if the court is not bound by that ruling, the outcome would not change (Noris Babb v. Secretary, Department of Veterans Affairs, No. 16-16492, 11th Cir.)....