Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co.

Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants=Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co.
ArgueDateA=October 10
ArgueDateB=11
ArgueYear=1973
DecideDate=November 19
DecideYear=1973
FullName=Espinoza, et vir v. Farah Manufacturing Company
USVol=414
USPage=86
Citation=94 S. Ct. 334
Prior=
Subsequent=
Holding=An employer's refusal to hire a person because he is not a United States citizen does not constitute employment discrimination on the basis of “national origin” in violation of §703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. [http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21 Civil Rights Act of 1964] ]
SCOTUS=1972-1975
Majority=Marshall
JoinMajority=Burger, Brennan, Stewart, White, Blackmun, Powell, Rehnquist
Dissent=Douglas
LawsApplied=

"Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co.", 414 U.S. 86 (1973), was a decision by the United States Supreme Court, which held that an employer's refusal to hire a person because he is not a United States citizen does not constitute employment discrimination on the basis of “national origin” in violation of §703 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 [http://finduslaw.com/civil_rights_act_of_1964_cra_title_vii_equal_employment_opportunities_42_us_code_chapter_21 Civil Rights Act of 1964] ] .

Espinoza, a Mexican national admitted to residence in the United States and married to a U.S. national, brought suit after exhausting her administrative remedies with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, alleging that Farah Mfg. Company's refusal to hire her in its San Antonio, Texas division because of her Mexican citizenship violated §703 of the Civil Rights Act, which makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.

The District Court granted Espinoza's motion for summary judgment, relying primarily on an EEOC guideline providing that a lawful alien resident may not be discriminated against on the basis of citizenship. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed, and the Supreme Court affirmed this decision.

ee also

*List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 414

References

Further reading

*cite journal |last=Limon |first=G. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1975 |month= |title=Discrimination against Aliens in Federal Public Employment |journal=Chicano Law Review |volume=2 |issue= |pages=109 |issn= |url= |accessdate= |quote=
*cite book |chapter="Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co." (1973) and ‘national origin’ discrimination in employment |title=Latinos and American Law: Landmark Supreme Court Cases |last=Soltero |first=Carlos R. |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=2006 |publisher=University of Texas Press |location=Austin, TX |isbn=0292714114 |pages=95–106

External links

* [http://www.enfacto.com/case/U.S./414/86/ Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co., 414 U.S. 86 (1973)] (opinion full text).

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