Reilly v. TXU Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
2008
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. · Roberson v. Alltel Information Services · Jones v. Robinson Property Group, L.P. · Alvarado v. Texas Rangers
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“Id. The court noted that if the person speaking had been speaking for himself or if there was evidence that he had an objective reason to believe the decisionmaker actually thought she had a diversity problem, the outcome would be different. Id. at 380. The Fifth Circuit viewed the plaintiff's argument as asking that the panel member's”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“1) related [to the protected class of persons]; 2) proximate in time to the terminations; 3) made by an individual with authority over the employment decision at issue; and 4) related to the employment decision at issue.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“the person making the statement must either be expressing his own racial animus, and not someone else's, or have an objective basis for believing it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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