Legal Opinion
Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 9, 2003No. 02-679PublishedCited by 1,456 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Thomas
The question before us in this case is whether a plaintiff must present direct evidence of discrimination in order to obtain a mixed-motive instruction under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended by the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (1991 Act). We hold that direct evidence is not required.
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Since 1964, Title VII has made it an “unlawful employment practice for an employer... to discriminate against any indi*93vidual. . . , because of such individual’s race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.” 78 Stat. 255, 42 U. S. C. §2000e-2(a)(1) (emphasis added). In Price Waterhouse v.…
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