State of Tennessee v. George Coleman

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• stating that employment discrimination claims under the Equal Protection Clause and § 1981 are subject to Title VII disparate-treatment analysis
• finding employer showed a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for terminating employee where employer stated that it terminated employee because the employee violated department policy by making false statements and improperly allowed inmate into restricted area
• at pretext stage, test for determining whether employees are similarly situated to plaintiff is rigorous
• “We consider [Equal Protection and Title VII] claims together, as both are subject to ‘essentially the same’ discrimination analysis as Title VII disparate-treatment claims.” (quoting Briggs v. Anderson, 796 F.2d 1009, 1021 (8th Cir. 1986)

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