United States Supreme Court
Engquist v. Oregon Dep't of Agric., 07-474
The "class-of-one" theory of equal protection does not apply in the context of public employment. Thus, a public employee cannot state a claim under the Equal Protection Clause by alleging that she was arbitrarily treated differently from other similarly situated employees, with no assertion that the different treatment was based on the employee's membership in any particular class.
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- Decided 06/09/2008
- Published 06/09/2008
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- United States Supreme Court