Mixed Up About Mixed Motive: What Will Trigger a "Mixed Motive" Analysis in Title VII Cases? An Analysis of Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa

Authors

Barbara J. Fick, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2003

Publication Information

2002-2003 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 425 (2002-2003)

Abstract

This article previews the Supreme Court case Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa, 539 U.S. 90, 2003. The author expected the Court to clarify and define the circumstances in which it is appropriate to use the "mixed-motive model" to prove a violation of Title VII under the disparate treatment theory.

Comments

Issue 7, April 18, 2003

Recommended Citation

Barbara J. Fick, Mixed Up About Mixed Motive: What Will Trigger a "Mixed Motive" Analysis in Title VII Cases? An Analysis of Desert Palace, Inc. v. Costa, 2002-2003 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 425 (2002-2003).
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