St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks
| St. Mary's Honor Ctr. v. Hicks | |
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| Argued April 20, 1993 Decided June 25, 1993 | |
| Full case name | St. Mary's Honor Center, et al. v. Melvin Hicks |
| Citations | 509 U.S. 502 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 970 F.2d 487 (8th Cir. 1992) (reversed and remanded) |
| Holding | |
| In a suit against an employer alleging intentional racial discrimination in violation of Title VII, trier of fact's rejection of employer's asserted reasons for its actions does not compel judgment for plaintiff. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Scalia, joined by Rehnquist, O'Connor, Kennedy, Thomas |
| Dissent | Souter, joined by White, Blackmun, Stevens |
| Laws applied | |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | |
St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks, 509 U.S. 502 (1993), was a US labor law case before the United States Supreme Court on the burden of proof and the relevance of intent for race discrimination.