US supreme court backs police officer in workplace sex discrimination lawsuit

St Louis officer Jatonya Muldrow claimed she was transferred to undesirable new job because of her sex

The US supreme court on Wednesday gave a boost to a St Louis police officer who sued after claiming she was transferred to an undesirable new job because of her sex, in a case testing the scope of federal workplace protections.

The 9-0 ruling by the justices threw out a decision by a lower court to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the officer, Jatonya Muldrow, and directed it to reconsider the matter.