United States Supreme Court
WalMart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 10-277
In an action by current or former employees of petitioner Wal-Mart, seeking injunctive and declaratory relief, punitive damages, and backpay, on behalf of themselves and a nationwide class of some 1.5 million female employees, because of Wal-Mart's alleged discrimination against women in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the certification of the class and backpay claims are reversed where: 1) certification of the plaintiff class was not consistent with Rule 23(a); and 2) respondents' backpay claims were improperly certified under Rule 23(b)(2).
Appellate Information
- Decided 06/20/2011
- Published 06/20/2011
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- Scalia
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- United States Supreme Court