Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1981-03-04

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Justice Powell delivered the opinion of the Court. This case requires us to address again the nature of the evidentiary burden placed upon the defendant in an em *250 ployment discrimination suit brought under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e…

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