Why Was the Supreme Court's Decision in Ricci V

question 45

Multiple Choice

Why was the Supreme Court's decision in Ricci v.DeStefano important?

• A) It overturned a prior decision by Elena Kagan,who,a few months later,joined the Supreme Court.
• B) It held that employment tests for promotion could not discriminate based on gender or race.
• C) It held that,in order to seek damages,employees must show that employment tests for promotion are clearly defective,rather than that they produce unequal outcomes based on race or gender.
• D) It held that,in order to seek damages,employees must show that employment tests for promotion clearly create unequal outcomes based on race or gender.
• E) It held that employment tests for promotion were allowed to discriminate based on gender or race if the employer could show that the position would be better performed by a person with a particular race or gender.

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Definitions:

Cushing's Triad

A set of three primary signs indicating increased intracranial pressure: irregular breathing, bradycardia, and systolic hypertension.

Infratentorial

Refers to the region of the brain below the tentorium cerebelli, including the brainstem and cerebellum.

Bradycardia

A slower than usual heart rate, typically defined as fewer than 60 beats per minute in adults.

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