LEWIS v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILL.

No. 08-974.

130 S.Ct. 2191 (2010)

560 U.S. 205

Arthur L. LEWIS, Jr., et al., Petitioners, v. CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided May 24, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John A. Payton for the petitioners.

Neal K. Katyal, for the U.S., as amicus curiae, by special leave of the Court.

Benna Ruth Solomon for the respondent.

Clyde E. Murphy, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., Chicago, IL, John Payton, Counsel of Record, Debo P. Adegbile, Matthew Colangelo, Joy Milligan, Ryan C. Downer, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY, Joshua Civin NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC, Judson H. Miner, George F. Galland, Jr., Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C., Chicago, IL,

Matthew J. Piers, Joshua Karsh, Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym Ltd., Chicago, IL, Patrick O. Patterson, Jr., Law Office of Patrick O. Patterson, S.C., Fox Point, WI, Fay Clayton, Cynthia H. Hyndman, Robinson, Curley & Clayton, P.C., Chicago, IL, Bridget Arimond, Chicago, IL, for respondents.

Mara S. Georges, Corporation Counsel of the City of Chicago, Benna Ruth Solomon, Counsel of Record, Myriam Zreczny Kasper, Chief Asst. Corp. Counsel, Nadine Jean Wichern, Asst. Corp. Counsel, Chicago, Illinois, for respondent.

Clyde E. Murphy, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, Inc., Chicago, IL, John Payton, Counsel of Record, Debo P. Adegbile, Matthew Colangelo, Joy Milligan, Ryan C. Downer, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., New York, NY, Joshua Civin, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc., Washington, DC, Judson H. Miner, George F. Galland, Jr., Miner, Barnhill & Galland, P.C. Chicago, IL, Matthew J. Piers, Joshua Karsh, Hughes, Socol, Piers, Resnick & Dym Ltd., Chicago, IL, Patrick O. Patterson, Jr., Law Office Of Patrick O. Patterson, S.C., Fox Point, WI, Fay Clayton, Cynthia H. Hyndman, Robinson, Curley & Clayton, P.C., Chicago, IL, Bridget Arimond, Chicago, IL, for petitioner.


Justice SCALIA delivered the opinion of the Court.

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employers from using employment practices that cause a disparate impact on the basis of race (among other bases). 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-2(k)(1)(A)(i). It also requires plaintiffs, before beginning a federal lawsuit, to file a timely charge of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). § 2000e-5(e)(1). We consider whether a plaintiff...

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