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· 7/19/2007

Duckworth v. St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department

Citations

  • 491 F.3d 401
  • 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 17137
  • 90 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 42,932
  • 101 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 121
  • 2007 WL 2050857

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that statements referring to gender as the reason for certain employment actions was “direct evidence of gender discrimination” in an Equal Protection claim
  • finding e-mail stating “ ‘I believe there is a definite need for female officers on the nightwatch’” direct evidence of gender-based discrimination

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Judges: Murphy, Bright, Benton

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