Why was the supreme court ruling in faragher v. city of boca raton, which relied on the context of the antidiscrimination provisions of the civil rights act of 1964, demonstrative of the ambiguities of the law?

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2 January, 16:06

Why was the supreme court ruling in faragher v. city of boca raton, which relied on the context of the antidiscrimination provisions of the civil rights act of 1964, demonstrative of the ambiguities of the law?

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Elaine Serrano · Answer 1

The Faragher decision dealt with workplace sexual harassment. This was one of the topics not covered under the Civil Rights Act, so it required the High Court to make a decision based upon the spirit of the law, instead of ruling strictly on the letter. This was one way that the Court is able to apply new cultural ideas to older pieces of legislation.