Green v. Continental Air Lines, Inc.

Opinion summary

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The case involved a dispute between Green and Continental Air Lines, Inc. over employment practices alleged to be discriminatory. The plaintiff, Green, claimed that the airline's hiring policies were in violation of anti-discrimination laws as they disproportionately affected minority applicants. The Supreme Court was tasked with determining whether these practices constituted unlawful discrimination under existing federal statutes governing civil rights and employment law. Central to the case was an examination of both direct evidence of discriminatory intent and statistical data suggesting disparate impact on certain groups protected by law.