Lisa Jackson sued Paula Deen and her brother saying she was subject to sexual harassment and racist behavior. Paula gave a deposition in the case and her answers to the questions caused her to lose everything she had attained. Yesterday, a federal judge said that since Lisa Jackson is white, she is not allowed to sue for race discrimination. I think that would be a very interesting thing for her to appeal. For now though, the race claims are gone although the rest of the suit is in place. Even if you are white, shouldn't you be able to sue someone if they are running around calling everyone the N word? How is that different from creating a hostile work environment sexually? The courts have ruled previously that you can sue for a hostile work environment based on sex, so why not race?
Her lawyers made it seem like Paula was vindicated. She was not vindicated. She is a racist. So far, she has escaped this portion on a technicality that I think presents interesting legal possibilities.
