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Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law

2014

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Not So Black And White: The Third Circuit Upholds Race-Conscious Redistricting In Doe Ex Rel Doe V. Lower Merion School District, Alexandra Muolo Oct 2014

Not So Black And White: The Third Circuit Upholds Race-Conscious Redistricting In Doe Ex Rel Doe V. Lower Merion School District, Alexandra Muolo

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Blinded By The Light: The Third Circuit Curtails The Independent Ricci Defense In Naacp V. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, Douglas A. Behrens May 2014

Blinded By The Light: The Third Circuit Curtails The Independent Ricci Defense In Naacp V. North Hudson Regional Fire & Rescue, Douglas A. Behrens

Villanova Law Review

Employment discrimination on the basis of race, gender, and ethnicity has long plagued America’s workforce. Congress passed Title VII to address this concern, which outlawed both intentional and pretextual discrimination—referred to as disparate treatment and disparate impact, respectively. But what happens when two different racial groups bring competing disparate treatment and disparate impact claims seeking to compel an employer to take mutually exclusive actions—one threatening to sue if an employer takes a given action and the other threatening to sue if the employer does not take that same action? Should one claim trump the other? The Supreme Court in Ricci …


Hours Equity Is The New Pay Equity, Nantiya Ruan, Nancy Reichman Jan 2014

Hours Equity Is The New Pay Equity, Nantiya Ruan, Nancy Reichman

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.