Legal Opinion
Konig v. Fair Employment and Housing Commission
California Supreme Court
Decided July 29, 2002No. S087843PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
CHIN, J.
In Walnut Creek Manor v. Fair Employment & Housing Com. (1991) 54 Cal.3d 245, 267 [284 Cal.Rptr. 718, 814 P.2d 704] (Walnut Creek Manor), we held that the Fair Employment and Housing Commission’s (Commission) award of emotional distress damages to a housing discrimination complainant violated the California Constitution’s judicial powers clause (Cal. Const., art. VI, § l).1 In this case, we decide whether Walnut Creek Manor prohibits such an award under these facts, and whether subsequent amendments to the California Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) (Gov. Code,2 § 12900…
2Cases cited12 opinions
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- West v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1999
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3Cited by21 opinions
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