The story is about the Alexander v. Sandoval case decided by the U.S.
Supreme Court on April 24. That case, which concerned the rights of
immigrants to take driving tests in a language other than English, was
decided under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by a 5-4
majority. Both the majority decision, written by Scalia, and the
dissent, written by Stephens, indicate the decision's applicability to
Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The Court has with this
decision impaired the rights of girls/women by suggesting that only
intentional discrimination, not disparate impact, will be an acceptable
level of proof in the future.
U.S. Supreme Court Severely Limits Civil Rights Law ? 4/25/01
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswirestory.asp?id=5462
Linda Purrington
<lpurring@earthlink.net>
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