Legal Opinion
Lewis v. City of Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 24, 2010No. 08-974PublishedCited by 172 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Scalia
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from using employment practices that cause a disparate impact on the basis of race (among other bases). 42 U. S. C. §2000e-2(k)(l)(A)(i). It also requires plaintiffs, before beginning a federal lawsuit, to file a timely charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). §2000e-5(e)(l). We consider whether a plaintiff who does not file a timely charge challenging the adoption of a practice — here, an employer's decision to exclude employment applicants who did not achieve a certain score on an…
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