# Fired worker sues government in a case that could upend civil rights laws

- Link: https://www.widthness.com/fired-worker-sues-government-in-a-case-that-could-upend-civil-rights-laws/
- Published: 2025-12-03T09:00:00-06:00
- Author: Curated by Theresa Wysocki

Photo: The White House, Washington, DC – March 27, 2023. Photo credit: John Brighenti via Flickr. CC BY 2.0. Article by Carrie Johnson. NPR – December 1, 2025. Tania Nemer is one of dozens of immigration judges fired by the Trump administration this year. But a new lawsuit filed in Washington, D.C., suggests what happened to Nemer — and why — has the potential to scramble the federal workforce and upend foundational civil rights laws. Nemer alleges that despite top performance reviews, she was dismissed from her job because of her gender, her status as a dual citizen of Lebanon and the fact that she once ran for municipal office in Ohio as a Democrat. Those reasons, she says, are all in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the First Amendment. […] Click here to view original web page at www.npr.org Related articles: ‘‘Monday Afternoon Massacre’: Trump Fires 8 Immigration Judges in NYC – Common Dreams The Trump Administration Won’t Stop Firing Immigration Judges – Mother Jones Ousted immigration judge describes deepening court backlog – PBS News