437 F. Supp. 2d 125 - Brown v. Small’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
12 district ·
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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 · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
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“[i]n this case, [she] has direct evidence of discrimination.” Pl.’s Opp’n at 29. Hawkins, however, is wrong as a legal matter. Direct evidence "is evidence that, if believed by the fact finder, proves the particular fact in question without any need for inference.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“‘the McDonnell Douglas framework — with its presumptions and burdens— disappear^].’”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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