Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit · Decided 1987-02-23

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TANG, Circuit Judge: We grant en banc review in this Title VII race discrimination case to decide two questions. First, we decide the procedure a panel should follow when faced with an irreconcilable conflict between the holdings of controlling prior decisions of this court. Second, we resolve that irreconcilable conflict, by deciding that disparate impact analysis may be applied to subjective employment practices. The dis…

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