Ricci et al. v. DeStefano et al.

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ricci_et_al._v._DeStefano_et_al.

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Ricci_v._DeStefano
gptkbp:arguedDate	April 22, 2009
gptkbp:category	United States Supreme Court cases of the Roberts Court 2009 in United States case law United States employment discrimination case law
gptkbp:citation	557 U.S. 557 (2009)
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy	gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:date	June 29, 2009
gptkbp:defendant	gptkb:John_DeStefano
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy	gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:docketNumber	07-1428
gptkbp:heldBy	The city of New Haven's decision to discard firefighter promotion exam results violated Title VII.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ricci et al. v. DeStefano et al.
gptkbp:impact	set precedent for employment discrimination law
gptkbp:joinedBy	gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Clarence_Thomas gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:joinedInDissentBy	gptkb:David_Souter gptkb:John_Paul_Stevens gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:judge	gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:location	gptkb:New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy	gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy
gptkbp:plaintiff	gptkb:Frank_Ricci
gptkbp:principle	employers must have a strong basis in evidence before taking race-conscious actions to avoid disparate impact liability
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Wards_Cove_Packing_Co._v._Atonio gptkb:Griggs_v._Duke_Power_Co. gptkb:United_Steelworkers_v._Weber Watson v. Fort Worth Bank & Trust
gptkbp:subject	gptkb:Title_VII_of_the_Civil_Rights_Act_of_1964 employment discrimination
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:129_S._Ct._2633
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8