530 U.S. 133 (2000) Cited 21,509 times 22 Legal Analyses
Holding that a "trier of fact can reasonably infer from the falsity of the explanation that the employer is dissembling to cover up a discriminatory purpose"
411 U.S. 792 (1973) Cited 53,165 times 96 Legal Analyses
Holding in employment discrimination case that statistical evidence of employer's general policy and practice may be relevant circumstantial evidence of discriminatory intent behind individual employment decision
Holding that temporal proximity of "a few months" between a protected activity and an adverse employment action "suffices to establish a minimal prima facie case of retaliation, [but] it does nothing to refute the government's proffered legitimate reasons for disciplining [the plaintiff]"
Holding that, in balancing the scope of reasonable opposition conduct, "[t]he requirements of the job and the tolerable limits of conduct in a particular setting must be explored"