Then at the second stage, the prosecution had the burden of showing that there was a neutral nondiscriminatory reason for the challenges.

The lawyer challenging the jury selection asks the judge to require the other side to explain the apparent pattern and provide a nondiscriminatory reason for the removal of each juror.

In the second stage, the employer then has the burden of producing evidence that there was a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the action.

(2) The employer must then articulate, through admissible evidence, a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for its actions.

"In many cases, there can be a legitimate nondiscriminatory reason for not doing so."

It has nothing to do with your disability, and your employer is allowed to say no in a situation like that, if it's a legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason to deny your request.

Then the burden of production shifts to the employer, to rebut this prima facie case by "articulat[ing] some legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason for the employee's rejection."

At that point, the burden shifts to the employer to offer a "legitimate, nondiscriminatory reason" that explains the action.

In legal motions, the paper's lawyers have characterized decisions on salaries, assignments and promotions involving the black plaintiffs as being based on "legitimate, nondiscriminatory reasons."

The decision argued that states may protect their property and withhold its use from demonstrators for nondiscriminatory reasons such as protection from damage.