U.S. Supreme Court Dismisses Sex Discrimation Case

In a landmark decision that is sure to weaken the rights of women to sue for discrimination in hiring practices, the U.S. Supreme Court has dismissed a class-action suit against the Wal-Mart corporation. Justice Anthony Scalia, who wrote the opinion for the conservative majority, reasoned that the women had failed to show that their claims were similar enough to constitute a class. But his partiality was immediately called into question when he urged the women to let the men handle it and not to worry their "pretty little heads" about it anymore.