Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Villanueva v. Wellesley College

502 U.S. 861

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1991-10-07
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

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  • plaintiffs evidence not sufficient to prove pretext, let alone pretext for discrimination

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C. A. 1st Cir. Certiorari denied.