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Griggs v. Duke Power Company

This page analyzes a single policy using structured scoring, historical evidence, source quality, and measurable outcomes.

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Summary

The Supreme Court held that Title VII prohibits employment practices that are facially neutral but have a discriminatory impact unless the employer can show business necessity.

How to Read This Record

Impact Reading

Very high documented impact

Evidence Base

Strong evidence from Government, Archive sources.

Data Completeness

Good record with 4 sources and 0 metrics.

Outcome Summary

The decision became a foundational precedent against employment screening rules that disproportionately excluded Black workers without sufficient justification.

Categories

Civil RightsLabor

Impact Scores

This score is a structured measure of how directly and materially this policy affected Black communities, weighted by evidence, durability, and equity. Harm offset reduces the total score.

Total Impact Score

35

Directness

4

How explicitly the policy targeted or affected Black communities.

Material Impact

4

The practical real-world effect on conditions, rights, or outcomes.

Evidence

5

Strength of sourcing and historical support for the assessment.

Durability

4

How lasting the effects of the policy were over time.

Equity

5

Whether the policy advanced fairness, inclusion, or equal access.

Harm Offset

0

Any offsetting harms, limitations, exclusions, or contradictory effects that reduce the total.

Scoring Notes: Landmark employment discrimination case under Title VII.

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Suggested Relationships

These policies may be related based on shared categories, era, and proximity in time.

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Executive Order 11246

1965 Executive Order Democratic Party

Civil Rights Era Positive

Shared Categories: 2Year Distance: 6

Civil Rights Act of 1964

1964 Law Democratic Party

Civil Rights Era Positive

Shared Categories: 2Year Distance: 7

Executive Order 10925

1961 Executive Order Democratic Party

Civil Rights Era Positive

Shared Categories: 2Year Distance: 10

Civil Rights Act of 1991

1991 Law Republican Party

Contemporary Era Positive

Shared Categories: 2Year Distance: 20

Executive Order 8802

1941 Executive Order Democratic Party

Jim Crow and Disenfranchisement Positive

Shared Categories: 2Year Distance: 30

Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education

1971 Court Case Unknown party

Post Civil Rights Era Positive

Shared Categories: 1Year Distance: 0

Sources

Griggs v. Duke Power Company, 401 U.S. 424 (1971)

OyezArchive

Published: Mar 8, 1971

Archive

Primary decision summary and case record

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Griggs v. Duke Power Co.

Supreme Court / JustiaGovernment

Government

Opinion page for the 1971 decision holding that facially neutral employment practices that disproportionately exclude minority applicants and are not job related may violate Title VII.

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Labor & Employment Supreme Court Cases

JustiaOther

Other

Justia topic page summarizing Griggs as a key employment discrimination case involving disparate impact.

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Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody

Supreme Court / JustiaGovernment

Government

Later Supreme Court opinion discussing Griggs and reinforcing the rule against discriminatory employment tests lacking demonstrable job relevance.

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