CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries
Supreme Court of the United States
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Breyer
A longstanding civil rights law, first enacted just after the Civil War, provides that “[a]ll persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall have the same right in every State and Territory to make and enforce contracts ... as is enjoyed by white citizens.” Rev. Stat. § 1977, 42 U. S. C. § 1981(a). The basic question before us is whether the provision encompasses a complaint of retaliation against a person who has complained about a violation of another person’s contract-related “right.” We conclude that it does.
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The case before us arises out of a claim by respondent, Hedrick G.…
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