Law360, New York (May 18, 2012, 8:18 PM ET) -- The D.C. Circuit on Friday clarified that Title VII plaintiffs need not prove that discrimination was the sole cause of the employer's actions but nonetheless upheld a win for the Library of Congress in a case where the jury instructions used the word.
Acknowledging the distinction between needing to prove a “but for” cause as Supreme Court precedent dictates and needing to prove a “sole” cause, the appeals court said it had caused confusion in the lower courts by using the phrase “sole motive” as shorthand...
Title VII Doesn't Demand Bias As Sole Cause, DC Circ. Says
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