''Espinoza v. Farah Mfg. Co.'', 414 U.S. 86 (1973), was a decision by the
United States Supreme Court
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, which held that an employer's refusal to hire a person because he is not a
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citizen does not constitute employment discrimination on the basis of "national origin" in violation of §703 of the
Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Espinoza, a
Mexican national admitted to residence in the United States and married to a U.S. national, brought suit after exhausting her administrative remedies with the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
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, alleging that Farah Mfg. Company's refusal to hire her in its
San Antonio, Texas
("Cradle of Freedom")
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division because of her Mexican citizenship violated §703 of the Civil Rights Act, which makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer to fail or refuse to hire any individual because of his race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The
District Court granted Espinoza's motion for summary judgment, relying primarily on an EEOC guideline providing that a lawful alien resident may not be discriminated against on the basis of citizenship. The
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reversed, and the Supreme Court affirmed this decision.
See also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 414
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