Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A.
| Swierkiewicz v. Sorema N. A. | |
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| Argued January 15, 2002 Decided February 26, 2002 | |
| Full case name | Akos Swierkiewicz, Petitioner v. Sorema N. A. |
| Docket no. | 00-1853 |
| Citations | 534 U.S. 506 (more) 122 S. Ct. 992; 152 L. Ed. 2d 1; 2002 U.S. LEXIS 1374 |
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| Case opinion | |
| Majority | Thomas, 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.