Little Rock Defeats Black Worker's Promotion Bias Suit

By Patrick Hoff · March 13, 2026, 2:11 PM EDT

Little Rock, Arkansas, defeated a Black public works employee's suit claiming he was unlawfully denied a promotion, with a federal judge ruling he hadn't provided evidence that an interview panel ranked...

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Case Information

Case Title

Lockhart v. Petty et al

Case Number

Court

Arkansas Eastern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

February 16, 2024

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