Legal Opinion
City of Milwaukee v. Saxbe
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided November 12, 1976No. 76-1163PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
The City of Milwaukee (City) appeals from a final judgment dismissing on the merits an action against the Attorney General of the United States1 seeking declaratory and mandamus relief from an alleged policy and practice of discriminatory enforcement of the civil rights laws. The principal issues presented in this appeal concern questions of standing, jurisdiction, and the sufficiency of the complaint.
By way of background, commencing in May 1973, the Attorney General instituted an investigation into alleged discriminatory employment practices of the City of Milwaukee Fire…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Warth v. SeldinSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Rizzo v. GoodeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Saint Paul Mercury Indemnity Co. v. Red Cab Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Simon v. Eastern Kentucky Welfare Rights OrganizationSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by102 opinions
- Anthony J. Scherer, Jr. v. David J. BalkemaCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1988
- Donald Askew v. Kenneth BloemkerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1976
- Ayatollah Syed M. J. Iqbal Jafree v. John R. Barber, Acting Special Agent, Federal Bureau of InvestigationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Alfonse Reichenberger v. Rev. Richard PritchardCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1981
- Joseph A. Mescall v. Clark BurrusCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1979
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