From Diemert v. City of Seattle, decided by Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Mary Murguia, joined by Judges William A. Fletcher and Lucy H. Koh:
During his employment, Diemert participated in the City's Race and Social Justice Initiative (the "RSJI"). The RSJI aims to undo institutionalized racism in the workplace by, among other things, requiring employees to attend trainings on racial justice and facilitating racially aligned affinity groups.
Diemert brought various claims, most of which the court rejected; but the court allowed a hostile environment claim to go forward based on the following allegations:
