CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries
CBOCS West, Inc., v. Hedrick G. Humphries, 553 U.S. 442 (2008), is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court ruled that the petitioner, Hedrick Humphries, was unfairly retaliated against by CBOCS West Inc. for complaining to managers about the dismissal of another black employee for race reasons. The court found that CBOCS West Inc. had violated the Civil Rights Act of 1871 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
| CBOCS West v. Humphries | |
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Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued February 20, 2008 Decided June 30, 2008 | |
| Full case name | CBOCS West, Inc., v. Hedrick G. Humphries |
| Docket no. | 06-1431 |
| Citations | 553 U.S. 442 (more) 128 S. Ct. 1951; 170 L. Ed. 2d 864 |
| Holding | |
| Petitioner can claim retaliation in 42 U.S.C. §1981 | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Breyer, joined by Roberts, Stevens, Kennedy, Souter, Ginsburg, Alito |
| Dissent | Thomas, joined by Scalia |
| Laws applied | |
| Civil Rights Act of 1866 | |
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