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WEST v. GIBSON

No. 98-238.

527 U.S. 212 (1999)

119 S.Ct. 1906

144 L.Ed.2d 196

WEST, SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS v. GIBSON

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 14, 1999.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Barbara McDowell argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs were Solicitor General Waxman, Acting Assistant Attorney General Ogden, Deputy Solicitor General Underwood, Marleigh D. Dover, and Steven I. Frank.

Timothy M. Kelly argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent.*

Breyer, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Stevens, O'Connor, Souter, and Ginsburg, JJ., joined. Kennedy, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Rehnquist, C. J., and Scalia and Thomas, JJ., joined, p. 224.

Justice Breyer, delivered the opinion of the Court.

The question in this case is whether the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) possesses the legal authority to require federal agencies to pay compensatory damages when they discriminate in employment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 84 Stat. 121, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq. We conclude that the EEOC does have that authority.

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