St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
1993 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993), was a US labor law case before the United States Supreme Court on the burden of proof and the relevance of intent for race discrimination.
Quick Facts St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks, Argued April 20, 1993 Decided June 25, 1993 ...
St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks | |
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Argued April 20, 1993 Decided June 25, 1993 | |
Full case name | St. Mary's Honor Center, et al. v. Melvin Hicks |
Citations | 509 U.S. 502 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | 970 F.2d 487 (8th Cir. 1992) (reversed and remanded) |
Holding | |
In a suit against an employer alleging intentional racial discrimination in violation of Title VII, trier of fact's rejection of employer's asserted reasons for its actions does not compel judgment for plaintiff. | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas |
Dissent | Souter, joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens |
Laws applied | |
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 |
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