Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.

Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued January 15, 2002
Decided February 26, 2002
Full case nameAkos Swierkiewicz, Petitioner v. Sorema N. A.
Docket no.00-1853
Citations534 U.S. 506 (more)
122 S. Ct. 992; 152 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1374
Court membership
Chief Justice
William Rehnquist
Associate Justices
John P. Stevens · Sandra Day O'Connor
Antonin Scalia · Anthony Kennedy
David Souter · Clarence Thomas
Ruth Bader Ginsburg · Stephen Breyer
Case opinion
MajorityThomas, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506 (2002), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 26, 2002. The Court held that for complaints in employment discrimination cases, a plaintiff is not required to allege specific facts that establish a prima facie case as required by the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework.[1][2]

  1. ^ Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506 (2002)
  2. ^ "Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A., 534 U.S. 506 (2002)". Justia Law. Retrieved September 10, 2023.