20 F. Supp. 2d 1246 - Schmidt v. Runyon’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“The Seventh Circuit has defined pretext as a lie or a phony reason.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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