Baker v. Runyon’s Empirical Analysis
1996
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 7 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2674 · 39 U.S.C. § 201 · 39 U.S.C. § 401 · 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1981A · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 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 Landgraf v. USI Film Products · Federal Deposit Insurance v. Meyer · City of Newport v. Fact Concerts, Inc. · Dugan v. Rank · Federal Housing Administration, Region No. 4 v. Burr
Most-quoted passages
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“A complaining party may recover punitive damages under this section against a respondent (other than a government, government agency or political subdivision) if the complaining party demonstrates that the respondent engaged in a discriminatory practice or discriminatory practices with malice or with reckless indifference to the federally protected rights of an aggrieved individual.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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