Hamilton v. District of Columbia

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that when D.C. government officials act within the scope of their employment, they are considered members of a single entity
• distinguishing state and local employees from federal employees who “must bring discrimination claims against their employers under Title VII”
• considering claims that District of Columbia violated rights conferred by § 1981 though acts of employment discrimination and retaliation
• denying motion to dismiss Section 1981 claim because, when liberally construed, employees' complaint implied an employment contract with their employer, although one was not explicitly alleged
• denying motion to dismiss Section 1981 claim because, when liberally construed, employees’ complaint implied an employment contract with their employer, although one was not explicitly alleged
• collecting cases permitting plaintiffs to file an employment discrimination claim under § 1983

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).