Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Mack v. Florida State Board of Dentistry
401 U.S. 954
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1971-03-08
- Topic
- general
How later courts describe this case
- “In racial discrimination cases, statistics often demonstrate more than the testimony of many witnesses, and they should be given proper effect by the courts”
- order requiring parents to send son to particular school to further desegregation plan
- a neutral employment policy which is inherently discriminatory may nevertheless be valid under Title VII if it has a business justification and is necessary to the safe and efficient operation of the business
- election not set aside where employee failed to vote because of illness
- statistics create a prima facie case of discrimination
Citator
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- Authority status
- pending
- Cited by
- 153 opinions
C. A. 5th Cir. Certiorari denied.