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Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615 (1987)
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Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615 (1987)
Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb No. 85-2156 Argued February 25, 1987 Decided May 18, 1987 481 U.S. 615
CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR
THE FOURTH CIRCUIT
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After their synagogue was painted with anti-Semitic slogans, phrases, and symbols, petitioners brought suit in Federal District Court, alleging that the desecration by respondents violated 42 U.S.C. § 1982. The District Court dismissed petitioners’ claims, and the Court of Appeals affirmed, holding that discrimination against Jews is not racial discrimination under § 1982.
Held:
1. A charge of racial discrimination within the meaning of § 1982 cannot be made out by alleging only that the defendants were motivated by racial animus. It is also necessary to allege that that animus was directed toward the kind of group that Congress intended to protect when it passed the statute. P. 617.
2. Jews can state a § 1982 claim of racial discrimination, since they were among the peoples considered to be distinct races, and hence within the protection of the statute at the time it was passed. They are not foreclosed from stating a cause of action simply because the defendants are also part of what today is considered the Caucasian race. Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji, ante, p. 604. Pp. 617-618.
785 F.2d 523, reversed and remanded.
WHITE, J., delivered the opinion for a unanimous Court.
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Chicago: U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615 (1987) in 481 U.S. 615 481 U.S. 616. Original Sources, accessed November 24, 2024, http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DKCUITUUTNP7ZK.
MLA: U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615 (1987), in 481 U.S. 615, page 481 U.S. 616. Original Sources. 24 Nov. 2024. http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DKCUITUUTNP7ZK.
Harvard: U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Shaare Tefila Congregation v. Cobb, 481 U.S. 615 (1987). cited in 1987, 481 U.S. 615, pp.481 U.S. 616. Original Sources, retrieved 24 November 2024, from http://originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=1DKCUITUUTNP7ZK.
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