State Division of Human Rights, Respondent v. Columbia University in the City of New York, Appellants

Summary

The New York Court of Appeals reversed the Appellate Division, holding that the State Human Rights Appeal Board exceeded its statutory authority by substituting its own view of the evidence. The court affirmed that the commissioner's finding of no sex discrimination was supported by substantial evidence and that the board may not reweigh the evidence or rely on statistical disparities absent factual support.