Luster v. Vilsack’s Empirical Analysis
667 F.3d 1089 · 2011
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 5 U.S.C. § 552A (§ 3 of the Privacy Act of 1974)
Relies on Kendrick v. Penske Transportation Services, Inc. · Jones v. Unisys Corp. · Rivera v. City and County of Denver · Jaramillo v. Colorado Judicial Department · Stover v. Martinez
Most-quoted passages
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“Pretext can be shown by 'such weaknesses, implausibilities, inconsistencies, incoherencies, or contradictions in the employer's proffered legitimate reasons for its action that a reasonable factfinder could rationally find them unworthy of credence and hence infer that the employer did not act for the asserted non-discriminatory reasons.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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