In a 5 to 4 decision delivered on May 18,2009 by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit's decision, holding that Iqbal's complaint failed to plead sufficient facts to state a claim for purposeful and unlawful discrimination.
In a 5 to 4 decision delivered on May 18,2009 by Justice Kennedy, the Supreme Court reversed the Second Circuit's decision (holding that the Plaintiff did plead sufficient facts). The Supreme Court held that Iqbal's complaint failed to plead sufficient facts to state a claim for purposeful and unlawful discrimination.