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Rethinking Discrimination Law, Sandra F. Sperino
Rethinking Discrimination Law, Sandra F. Sperino
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In the 1970s, federal courts began identifying categories of discrimination, such as disparate impact, disparate treatment and harassment. They then created elaborate, multi-part rubrics tied to each category. Modern employment discrimination law is defined by these frameworks. They serve as gatekeepers that control the substantive discrimination narratives juries hear and also structure the ways that judges and litigants think about discrimination.
Legal scholarship is replete with excellent articles challenging specific frameworks courts use to evaluate discrimination claims. This Article does not challenge any particular framework. Instead it challenges whether courts should even use frameworks to conceptualize discrimination in the first …
Statutory Supplement To Employment Discrimination: A Context And Practice Casebook, Susan Grover, Sandra F. Sperino, Jarod S. Gonzalez
Statutory Supplement To Employment Discrimination: A Context And Practice Casebook, Susan Grover, Sandra F. Sperino, Jarod S. Gonzalez
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