Alamo Heights Independent School District v. Catherine Clark
Texas Supreme Court
Justice Guzman delivered the opinion of the Court, joined by Chief Justice Hecht, Justice Green, Justice Johnson, Justice Devine, and Justice Brown.
1Opinion of the Court
Eva M. Guzman, Justice Workplace discrimination and harassment cases are some of the most sensitive and difficult to resolve. The conduct complained about in these types of cases is often so offensive that "it is easy to understand that a sense of decency initially inclines one to want to grant relief." 1 But anti-discrimination laws target "discrimination in the workplace, not morality or vulgarity." 2 An employer's liability is determined by the statute the Legislature enacted, not well-meaning judges. "The text is the law, and it is the text that must be observed." 3
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