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· 12/12/1927

Chicago & E. R. v. United States

Citations

  • 22 F.2d 729
  • 1927 U.S. App. LEXIS 3438

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • stating that it is not necessary to demonstrate that the challenged action was taken solely for discriminatory purposes; it is necessary only to prove that a discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor
  • explaining that it is not necessary to demonstrate that the challenged action was taken solely for discriminatory purposes; it is necessary only to prove that a discriminatory purpose was a motivating factor
  • affirming refusal to grant preliminary injunction on grounds that disparate impact had not been adequately shown
  • Although “[t]he discriminatory purpose need not be the only purpose, ... it must be a motivating factor in the decision”
  • charter school act did not create suspect class based on ethnicity

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