The Burger Court and the Prima Facie Case in Employment Discrimination Litigation: A Critique.

Friedman, Joel William

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Publication Date: 1979-Nov

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The Burger Court and the Prima Facie Case in Employment Discrimination Litigation: A Critique.

Friedman, Joel William

Cornell Law Review, v65 n1 p1-56 Nov 1979

The unprincipled and contrived reasoning running through these opinions manifests an intentional effort by the Court to impede litigants' ability to secure their rights to equal employment opportunity by raising the requirements of the prima facie case. Available from Fred B. Rothman & Co., 10368 West Centennial Road, Littleton, CO 80123; sc $3.50. (Author)

Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Civil Rights Legislation, Constitutional Law, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Federal Legislation, Racial Discrimination, Sex Discrimination, Supreme Court Litigation

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Civil Rights Act 1964 Title VII

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