The one attracting the most attention, Wards Cove Packing v. Atonio, made it more difficult for plaintiffs to prove discrimination in what are often called "disparate impact" cases.

The first was a reversal of the 1989 Supreme Court decision in Wards Cove v. Atonio.

The post office name was changed to Wards Cove in 1951 and then to Ward Cove in 1954.

His memo, "representing the views of the Administration" and 14 Republican Senators, describes the bill as "an affirmation of existing law, including Wards Cove."

Your characterization of the Supreme Court's decision in Wards Cove is also incorrect.

A second Supreme Court ruling, Wards Cove Packing v. Antonio, reversed an 18-year-old precedent governing the burden of proof on an important question in employment discrimination lawsuits.

But the result was a clear message that Congress wanted tougher standards than in Wards Cove - a message the Bush Administration had never previously endorsed.

That interpretation declares that for the most part, the new law leaves intact the Supreme Court's hotly debated 1989 ruling in Wards Cove v. Atonio.

The case is Wards Cove v. Antonio, No. 87-1387.

The decision today, Wards Cove Packing v. Atonia, No. 87-1387, dealt with several interrelated questions that arise at various points in a typical disparate-impact lawsuit.