Bishop v. New Jersey’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Delaware State College v. Ricks · Bronze Shields, Inc. v. New Jersey Department of Civil Service · Anderson v. Consolidated Rail Corp. · Watson v. Eastman Kodak Co. · Huels v. Exxon Coal USA, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he discriminatory act that plaintiffs allege is the design and administration of the exam and the concomitant promulgation of the eligibility list. The neutral use of the list by municipal fire departments is merely the effect of the alleged discriminatory exam.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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