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5 canonical passages across 4 cases, quoted by 51 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc..

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1 Texas Dept. of Housing and Community Affairs v. Inclusive Communities Project, Inc. Anchor
scotus · 2015
green “a robust causality requirement ensures that 'racial imbalance . . . does not, without more, establish a prima facie case of disparate impact' and thus protects defendants from being held liable for racial disparities they did not create.” 31
2 Percy Allen, Yvette Clinkscale, Paul Gergoire v. City of Chicago
ca7 · 2003
green “consistent with business necessity.” 6
3 Percy Allen, Yvette Clinkscale, Paul Gergoire v. City of Chicago
ca7 · 2003
green “to succeed on a disparate impact claim, plaintiffs bear the burden of showing that a particular employment practice causes a disparate impact on the basis of race.” 6
4 William O. Mozee, Gregory L. Rankin, Frederick Williams v. American Commercial Marine Service Company
ca7 · 1991
green “the plaintiffs' analysis must take into account the major variables one might expect to cause a statistical disparity.” 4
5 Joselito Vitug v. Multistate Tax Commission, Dan R. Bucks, as Executive Director, Les Koenig, as Director of Audit
ca7 · 1996
green “demonstrate causation by offering 'statistical evidence of a kind and degree sufficient to show that the practice in question has caused the exclusion of applicants for jobs or promotions because of their membership in a protected group.” 4

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