Smith v. City of Jackson | |
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Argued November 3, 2004 Decided March 30, 2005 | |
Full case name | Azel P. Smith, et al., Petitioners v. City of Jackson, Mississippi, et al. |
Docket no. | 03-1160 |
Citations | 544 U.S. 228 (more) |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stevens (Parts I, II, IV), joined by Scalia, Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Plurality | Stevens (Part III), joined by Souter, Ginsburg, Breyer |
Concurrence | Scalia (in part and judgment) |
Concurrence | O'Connor (in judgment), joined by Kennedy, Thomas |
Rehnquist took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Laws applied | |
Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 |
Smith v. City of Jackson, 544 U.S. 228 (2005), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 30, 2005. It concerned the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (ADEA) and the disparate impact theory. The Court held that although the theory of disparate impact set forth in Griggs v. Duke Power Co., 401 U.S. 424 (1971) is also applicable under the ADEA, the ADEA is narrower as it permits “otherwise prohibited” actions “where the differentiation is based on reasonable factors other than age.” [1][2][3]
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