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3d Cir. Model Jury Instr. (Civil) 6.1.5
Disparate Impact
1 6.1.5 Elements of a Section 1981 Claim — Disparate Impact
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3 No Instruction
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5 Comment
6 Section 1981 requires proof of intentional discrimination. Thus, there is no cause of action
7 for disparate impact under section 1981. See, e.g., Castleberry v. STI Group, 863 F.3d 259, 267
8 (3d Cir. 2017) (“a claim of disparate impact is not available under § 1981”).
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