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United States v. Lansdowne Swim Club

District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania

Decided May 10, 1989No. Civ. A. 87-2929PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. BACKGROUND.789

II. PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION.789

A. PLACE OF ENTERTAINMENT.790

B. SNACK BAR AS COVERED ESTABLISHMENT.793

III. PRIVATE CLUB EXEMPTION.795

A. GENUINE SELECTIVITY.797

B. HISTORY OF CLUB.802

C. USE OF CLUB BY NONMEMBERS.803

D. COUNTERVAILING CONSIDERATIONS.804

IV. PATTERN OR PRACTICE OF DISCRIMINATION. 805

A. BURDEN OF PROOF.805

B. STATISTICAL EVIDENCE.807

1. Legal Principles.807

2. Prima Facie Case .808

3. Defendant’s Rebuttal.809

C. REJECTIONS AND ADMISSIONS.811

1. Burden of Proof.811

2. Allison Family .812

3. Ryan Family.814

4. Ivery Family.815

5. B Family.817

6. Johnson Family.817

7.…

2Cases cited76 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  4. United States Postal Service Board of Governors v. AikensSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  5. Furnco Construction Corp. v. WatersSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Welsh v. Boy Scouts of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
  2. United States v. Lansdowne Swim ClubCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1990
  3. Samantha Ring v. Boca Ciega Yacht Club Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2021
  4. Sperling v. Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.District Court, D. New Jersey · 1996
  5. Arnold v. United Artists Theatre Circuit, Inc.District Court, N.D. California · 1994

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