Lewis v. City of Chicago
Holding
The Court held that that employers can be sued any time they use results from tests that rule out disproportionate numbers of women and minorities.
Judgment
Reversed and remanded, 9-0, in an opinion by Antonin Scalia on May 24, 2010.
Merits Briefs
- Brief for Petitioner Arthur L. Lewis, Jr.
- Brief for Respondent City of Chicago, Illinois
- Reply Brief for Petitioner Arthur L. Lewis, Jr.; Gregory S. Foster, Jr.; Arthur C. Charleston, III; Pamela B. Adams; William R. Muzzall; Philippe H. Victor; Crawford M. Smith; Aldron R. Reed; and African American Fire Fighters League of Chicago, Inc., individually, and on behalf of all Others Similarly Situated
Amicus Briefs
- Brief of the United States in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the International Association of Official Human Rights Agencies in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for the National Partnership for Women and Families and the National Women’s Law Center, et al., in Support of Petitioner
- Brief for Pacific Legal Foundation in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the Equal Employment Advisory Council and the National Federation of Independent Business Small Business Legal Center in Support of Respondent
- Brief for the City of New York and the International Municipal Lawyers Association in Support of Respondent
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Recommended Citation: Lewis v. City of Chicago, SCOTUSblog, https://www.scotusblog.com/cases/lewis-v-city-of-chicago/