Does a plaintiff have to separately show "intent" or "purpose" to discriminate on the basis of sex discrimination?
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The following excerpt is from Latta v. Otter, 771 F.3d 456 (9th Cir. 2014):
plaintiffs challenging policies that facially discriminate on the basis of sex need not separately show either intent or purpose to discriminate. Personnel Adm'r of Massachusetts v. Feeney, 442 U.S. 256, 27778, 99 S.Ct. 2282, 60 L.Ed.2d 870 (1979).
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