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DESERT PALACE, INC. v. COSTA, CATHARINA F. (35437)

    Order dated: 01/10/03
    Docket number: 02-679
    Action:
        The petitions for writs of certiorari are granted.

DESERT PALACE, INC. v. COSTA, CATHARINA F. (35437)

    Order dated: 04/07/03
    Docket number: 02-679
    Action:
        The motions of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument are granted.

A description of the questions presented by the case has been prepared:

1. Did the Ninth Circuit err in holding that direct evidence is not required in Title VII cases to trigger the application of the mixed-motive analysis set out in Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins? 2. What are the appropriate standards for lower courts to follow in making a direct evidence determination in mixed-motive cases under Title VII?

An opinion has been handed down: