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· 9/29/1981

CITY OF LOS ANGELES Et Al. v. LYONS

Citations

  • 453 U.S. 1308
  • 102 S. Ct. 14
  • 69 L. Ed. 2d 1015
  • 1981 U.S. LEXIS 2830

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  • concluding that § 1981 “can only be violated by purposeful 15 discrimination”

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Judges: Rehnquist

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