Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine
| Texas Dept. of Community Affairs v. Burdine | |
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| Argued December 9, 1980 Decided March 4, 1981 | |
| Full case name | Texas Dept. of Community Affairs v. Burdine |
| Citations | 450 U.S. 248 (more) 101 S. Ct. 1089; 67 L. Ed. 2d 207; 1981 U.S. LEXIS 75; 49 U.S.L.W. 4214; 25 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 113; 25 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) ¶ 31,544 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | 608 F.2d 563 (vacated and remanded) |
| Holding | |
| In a Title VII discrimination claim, the ultimate burden of persuasion remains with the plaintiff throughout the trial; a shift to a defendant's burden is merely an intermediate evidentiary burden requiring the defendant to sustain only the burden of production, not the burden of persuasion. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Powell, joined by unanimous |
| Laws applied | |
| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 | |
Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248 (1981), is a United States labor law case of the United States Supreme Court.