Whether the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework should be applied at the summary judgment stage of a mixed-motive Title VII race discrimination case

QUESTIONS PRESENTED 1. Whether the McDonnell Douglas burden-shifting framework should be applied at the summary judgment stage of a mixed-motive Title VII race discrimination case. 2. Whether the Fourth Circuit erred when it required Thomas to either satisfy the McDonnell Douglas framework or meet a “demanding standard” under a mixed-motive framework to overcome summary judgment in favor of DPL.