Legal Opinion
Domino's Pizza, Inc. v. McDonald
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 22, 2006No. 04-593PublishedCited by 566 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
We decide whether a plaintiff who lacks any rights under an existing contractual relationship with the defendant, and who has not been prevented from entering into such a contractual relationship, may bring suit under Rev. Stat. § 1977, 42U.S. C. §1981.
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Respondent John McDonald, a black man, is the sole shareholder and president of JWM Investments, Inc. (JWM), a corporation organized under Nevada law. He sued petitioners (collectively Domino’s) in the District Court for the District of Nevada, claiming violations of § 1981. The allegations of the complaint, which for present purposes we…
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