Rebecca Judge v. City of Lowell

How courts have described this case

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• holding that “a bare conclusory allegation of an intent to discriminate is insufficient; specific non-conclusory facts from which such an intent may reasonably be inferred is required.”
• holding that its heightened pleading requirement for discrimination cases survives Crawford-El
• requiring “specific, nonconclusory factual allegations giving rise to a reasonable inference of racially discriminatory intent”
• requiring specific, nonconclusory factual allegations in support of claim that defendant acted with improper motive
• refusing to accept purely conclusory pleading on the element of discriminatory intent
• refusing to accept purely conclusory pleading on the element of discriminatory intent

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