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Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
No. 05-1074 Title:

Lilly M. Ledbetter v. Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Inc.

Subject:

Title VII, Civil Rights, Pay Discrimination, Statute of Limitations, Labor & Employment Law, Civil Procedure

Question:

Whether and under what circumstances a plaintiff may bring an action under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 alleging illegal pay discrimination when the disparate pay is received during the statutory limitations period, but is the result of intentionally discriminatory pay decisions that occurred outside the limitations period.

Decisions:

• U.S. Court of Appeals - 11th Circuit Opinion Filed: August 23, 2005
• United States Supreme Court, Cert. Granted: June 26, 2006

Resources:

• Docket Sheet From the U.S. Supreme Court.
• Northwestern University - Medill School of Journalism: On the Docket

Briefs:

    Parties

Petition Phase

• Opposition to Petition
• Reply to Opposition
  
  Merits Phase
  
• Petitioner's Brief
• Brief for Respondents
• Joint Appendix
  
  Amici Supporting Petitioner
• Amicus Brief of the NELA, et al.
• Amici Brief of the Nat'l Partnership for Women and Families et al.
  
  Amici Supporting Respondent
  
• Amicus Brief of the United States
• Amici Brief of the Equal Employment Advisory Council, et al.
• Amici Brief of the Chamber of Commerce, et al.

Counsel of Record

For Petitioner Ledbetter:

Kevin K. Russell
Howe & Russell, P.C.
Washington, DC

For Respondent Goodyear Tire:

James P. Alexander
Birmingham, AL

 

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