Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1981 42 U.S.C. § 2000(e)(1) Supreme Court 510 U.S. 17, 21-23 524 U.S. 775, 788-807 527 U.S. 526, 536-545 Circuit Courts 53 F.3d 1548, 1555 106 F.3d 1519, 1526 115 F.3d 1548, 1554 120 F.3d 242, 247 121 F.3d 642, 647 164 F.3d 1361, 1365 166 F.3d 1317, 1323 195 F.3d 1238, 1244-1246 222 F.3d 886, 889 234 F.3d 501, 509 258 F.3d 696, 704 Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Fed. R. Civ. P. 6(a)