Legal Opinion
Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided January 12, 2000No. 98-791PublishedCited by 1,530 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA or Act), 81 Stat. 602, as amended, 29 U. S. C. § 621 et seq. (1994 ed. and Supp. III), makes it unlawful for an employer, including a State, “to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual . . . because of such individual’s age.” 29 U.S. C. § 623(a)(1). In these cases, three sets of plaintiffs filed suit under the Act, seeking money damages for their state employers’ alleged discrimination on the basis of age. In each case, the state employer moved to dismiss the suit on the basis…
2Cases cited36 opinions
- City of Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Hans v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
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3Cited by1,530 opinions
- Board of Trustees of Univ. of Ala. v. GarrettSupreme Court of the United States · 2001
- Vermont Agency of Natural Resources v. United States Ex Rel. StevensSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- United States v. MorrisonSupreme Court of the United States · 2000
- Keith A. Hill v. Borough of Kutztown and Gennaro Marino, Mayor of Kutztown, in His Individual and Official CapacityCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2006
- Tennessee v. LaneSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
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