College v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination

How courts have described this case

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• “although the fact of discriminatory motive must be proved, it can be inferred from differences in the treatment of two groups”
• in individual disparate treatment action, \ gross statistical disparities alone may constitute prima facie proof of a practice of discrimination\ [emphasis added]
• “In a proper case, gross statistical disparities alone may constitute prima facie proof of a practice of discrimination.”
• “[Although the fact of discriminatory motive must be proved, it can be inferred from differences in the treatment of two groups.”
• “Courts must defer to an administrative agency’s fact-finding role, including its right to draw reasonable inferences from the facts found”
• \[T]he opportunity for unlawful bias is particularly great in such cases. A most detailed and careful analysis of the facts is required\

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