United States Second Circuit

An employer may violate Title VII if it takes action against an employee because of the employee's association with a person of another race. In a case where a white basketball assistant coach claimed that the college's decision to terminate his employment was motivated by his marriage to a black woman, summary judgment for the college is vacated and remanded where there was sufficient evidence to permit a reasonable jury to conclude that the employee was fired, at least in part, based on a racially discriminatory motive.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/01/2008
• Published 04/01/2008

Judges

• CALABRESI, Circuit Judge:, Before: WALKER, CALABRESI, and SACK, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Jeffrey A. Udell (Thomas J. Fleming on the brief) Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenweig & Wolosky, LLP, New York, N.Y., for Plaintiff-Appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Richard L. Steer (Anthony D. Dougherty on the brief) Tarter, Krinsky & Drogin LLP, New York, N.Y., for Defendant-Appellee.