Most of which are relating back to upholding or changing previous Court decisions and Civil Rights legislation, regarding the way it is upheld today in specific cases. One case in particular, Gomez-Perez v. Potter, is a case which deals with the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and what employers can do to protect themselves against former employees suing them for breach of this code. The ADEA states that employers cannot in any way retaliate former employees who are now seeking legal action, if the were wrongfully terminated, (Okamura, 2007). This case in particular, deals with a 45-year-old employee who is suing her employers at the United States Postal...

Modern day Civil Rights cases seem to be cases questioning earlier Civil Rights litigation and decisions, rather than the cases of the 1950's and 1960's where essential and ground breaking decisions were made which affected the entire nation.
References

Harris, Samantha. "Speech Code of the Month: University of Utah." Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE). http://www.thefire.org/index.php/article/8947.html. February 14, 2008.

Okamura, Angela. "Supreme Court to hear Civil Rights Cases this Term. www.civilrights.org.