115 F. Supp. 2d 445 - Brown v. Henderson’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Harris v. Forklift Systems, Inc. · Meritor Savings Bank, FSB v. Vinson · Faragher v. City of Boca Raton
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A]n environment which is equally harsh for both men and women ... does not constitute a hostile working environment under the civil rights statutes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Put bluntly, the equal opportunity harasser escapes the purview of Title VII liability.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“there is no genuine issue as to any material fact”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brown v. Henderson
How this case has been treated — in progress
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