Khalid Khowaja v. Jefferson Sessions III

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• holding that the plaintiff’s failure to show that he met his employer’s legitimate expectations “doomed” his prima facie case
• clarifying that Ortiz did not alter the burden-shifting framework set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• clarifying that Ortiz did not alter the burden-shifting framework set forth in McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green, 411 U.S. 792 (1973)
• considering it “significant” to the similarly situated comparator analysis that the comparator did not defend his mistakes
• considering it significant to the similarly situated comparator analysis that the comparator did not defend his mistakes
• McDonnell Douglas’s “similarly situated and pretext analysis often overlap, as comparator evidence … [is] relevant to both inquiries” (citation omitted)

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