Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
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Statements (99)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:legal_case
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:The_Civil_Rights_Act
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| gptkbp:area |
employment discrimination
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| gptkbp:case_types |
remanded for further proceedings
class action lawsuit 10-277 appealed to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals certiorari granted by the Supreme Court originated in the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of California |
| gptkbp:class |
approximately 1.5 million women
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| gptkbp:consequences |
set precedent for future cases
influenced future discrimination cases highlighted issues of gender equity in the workplace led to changes in legal strategies for class actions affected corporate policies on discrimination defined commonality in class actions increased scrutiny on class action lawsuits influenced employment practices in corporations shaped class action litigation standards sparked discussions on workplace discrimination encouraged advocacy for women's rights in the workplace influenced public perception of corporate discrimination |
| gptkbp:court |
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court
gptkb:Ninth_Circuit_Court_of_Appeals gptkb:Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc. gptkb:Betty_Dukes gptkb:legal_case |
| gptkbp:decided_by |
gptkb:2010
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court June 20, 2011 |
| gptkbp:historical_debate |
March 29, 2010
systemic gender discrimination |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes
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| gptkbp:impact |
employment law
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| gptkbp:is_cited_in |
564 U. S. 338
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| gptkbp:is_standardized_by |
commonality requirement
adequacy requirement typicality requirement |
| gptkbp:judges |
gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
gptkb:Elena_Kagan gptkb:John_Roberts gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg gptkb:Antonin_Scalia gptkb:Samuel_Alito gptkb:Anthony_Kennedy gptkb:Clarence_Thomas |
| gptkbp:judging_criteria |
5-4 decision
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:legal_case
federal jurisdiction |
| gptkbp:legal_issue |
employment discrimination
gender discrimination |
| gptkbp:legal_representation |
attorneys for defendants
attorneys for plaintiffs law firm of Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll law firm of Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein law firm of The Employment Law Center |
| gptkbp:notable_event |
gptkb:Burlington_Northern_&_Santa_Fe_Railway_Co._v._White
gptkb:Dukes_v._Wal-Mart_Stores,_Inc. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 2010 Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 2011 Ellen Pao v. Kleiner Perkins |
| gptkbp:outcome |
gptkb:award
gptkb:political_movement gptkb:legal_reforms gptkb:United_States_federal_law gptkb:television_channel civil rights corporate governance employee rights public perception state law corporate policies discrimination claims gender discrimination legal advocacy judicial interpretation employment practices litigation strategies workplace equality corporate liability resolved class action lawsuits reversed lower court decision litigation costs class action standards denied class certification class action certification denied class certification denied plaintiffs' claims dismissed reduced class action certifications |
| gptkbp:precedent |
class action certification
impact on class action lawsuits impact on future class action lawsuits |
| gptkbp:public_perception |
gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkb:Justice_Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg |
| gptkbp:significance |
largest class action lawsuit in U. S. history
landmark case in class action law |
| gptkbp:year |
gptkb:2011
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