21 Cited authorities

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green

    411 U.S. 792 (1973)   Cited 52,347 times   95 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
  2. Cleburne v. Cleburne Living Center, Inc.

    473 U.S. 432 (1985)   Cited 9,750 times   5 Legal Analyses
    Holding that mental disability is not a quasi-suspect class
  3. Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Corp.

    429 U.S. 252 (1977)   Cited 4,300 times   8 Legal Analyses
    Holding that plaintiffs need show only that "a discriminatory purpose has been a motivating factor in the decision," because, after all, "[r]arely can it be said that a legislature or administrative body operating under a broad mandate made a decision motivated solely by a single concern, or even that a particular purpose was the ‘dominant’ or ‘primary’ one."
  4. Olmstead v. L. C

    527 U.S. 581 (1999)   Cited 910 times   9 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a state engages in disability discrimination if it institutionalizes individuals with disabilities when community-based placement could be reasonably accommodated, accounting for the resources available to the state and the needs of others with disabilities.
  5. McGary v. City of Portland

    386 F.3d 1259 (9th Cir. 2004)   Cited 725 times
    Holding that, to state a claim that a public program or service violated Title II of the ADA, a plaintiff must show: he is a "qualified individual with a disability;" he was either excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of a public entity's services, programs, or activities, or was otherwise discriminated against by the public entity; and such exclusion, denial of benefits, or discrimination was by reason of his disability"
  6. Reg. Economic Community v. City of Middletown

    294 F.3d 35 (2d Cir. 2002)   Cited 461 times
    Holding that a group home's admissions policies demonstrated that "[a]ll of the halfway house's residents must be substantially impaired in a major life activity to continue residing there"
  7. Committee Concerning Community v. Modesto

    583 F.3d 690 (9th Cir. 2009)   Cited 329 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the FHA applies to post-acquisition discrimination
  8. Tsombanidis v. West Haven Fire Dept

    352 F.3d 565 (2d Cir. 2003)   Cited 343 times   2 Legal Analyses
    Holding that the accommodation plaintiffs ultimately sought was provided
  9. LeBlanc-Sternberg v. Fletcher

    67 F.3d 412 (2d Cir. 1995)   Cited 329 times
    Holding it an abuse of discretion for the district court to deny equitable relief by “relying on its own findings that were inconsistent with the jury's findings”
  10. Pacific Shores Properties, LLC v. City of Newport Beach

    730 F.3d 1142 (9th Cir. 2013)   Cited 165 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that state-licensed facilities providing substance-abuse treatment were covered dwellings
  11. Section 115 - "Burden of proof"

    Cal. Evid. Code § 115   Cited 562 times
    Specifying application of the preponderance of the evidence burden of proof
  12. Section 35.130 - General prohibitions against discrimination

    28 C.F.R. § 35.130   Cited 1,591 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Finding discrimination in violation of ADA when disabled persons have unequal opportunity to participate in state services or unequal ability to realize the benefit of those services