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Landgraf v. USI Film Products
United States Supreme Court
511 U.S. 244, 114 S.Ct. 1483, 128 L.Ed.2d 229 (1994)
- Written by Melanie Moultry, JD
Facts
The Civil Rights Act of 1991 (CRA) imposed new types of liability on employers engaging in discrimination. The CRA did not specify whether it would apply retroactively to conduct or litigation that commenced before its enactment. The United States Supreme Court took up the case to decide the issue of whether the CRA applied to cases that were not finally adjudicated as of the CRA’s effective date.
Rule of Law
Issue
Holding and Reasoning (Stevens, J.)
Concurrence (Scalia, J.)
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