Desoto Cab Co. v. Picker’s Empirical Analysis
2017
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1 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on City of Cleburne Texas v. Cleburne Living Center · Dandridge v. Williams · Williamson v. Lee Optical of Oklahoma, Inc. · Plyler v. Doe · Federal Communications Commission v. Beach Communications, Inc.
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“Taxis but not TN[E]s are permitted to take on as passengers persons who hail them on the street. Rarely will the passenger have a prior relationship with the driver, and often- not with the taxicab company either; and it makes sense therefore for the City to try to protect passengers by screening the taxi drivers to assure that they’re competent and by imposing a uniform system of- rates based on time- or distance or both. So taxi service is regulated by the: City of Chicago, but so is TN[E] service, though differently bécause the service is different from taxi service. A major difference is that customers, rather than being able to hail an Uber car, must sign up with Uber before being able to summon it, and the-sign up creates a contractual relationship specifying such terms as fares, driver qualifications, insurance, and any special need of the potential customer owing to his or her having a disability. Unlike taxicab service[,] Uber assumes primary responsibility for screening potential drivers and hiring only those found to be qualified, and the passengers receive more information ■ in advance about their prospective rides—information that includes not only the driver’s name but also pictures of him (or her) and of the car. Furthermore, the' TN[E]s use -part-time drivers extensively, and it is believed that these part-timers drive their cars fewer miles on- average than taxicab drivers, who are constantly patrolling the streets in hope of being hailed; and the fewer miles”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“[i]n a street-hail situation, a passenger is (as a general matter) more likely to be in a vulnerable position compared to a passenger who prearranges a ride”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“must be upheld ... if there is any reasonably conceivable state of facts that could provide a rational basis for the classification.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrence
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