** FILE ** Betty Dukes, right, lead plaintiff in a class-action suit against Wal-Mart, poses with fellow plaintiffs shortly before a hearing, in this file photo taken Sept. 24, 2003, in San Francisco. From right to left are Dukes, Patricia Surgenson, Stephanie Odle and Christine Kwapnoski. A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, that Wal-Mart Stores Inc., must face a class-action lawsuit alleging Dukes and other female employees, including some of her fellow plaintiffs shown here, were discriminated against in pay and promotions. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)