Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People, Newark Branch v. Town of Harrison
District Court, D. New Jersey
Decided November 5, 1990No. Civ. A. 89-5413PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DEBEVOISE, District Judge.
In this action the Newark, Paterson, Pas-saic and Jersey City Branches of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the New Jersey State Conference of the NAACP, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People sue the Town of Harrison, seeking to invalidate the Town’s policies and ordinances which limit hiring for municipal jobs to residents of the Town. The population of Harrison is 99.8% non-black. Private employers in Harrison have a workforce that is approximately 22% black. The Town has a workforce of 189 persons which is…
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3Cited by8 opinions
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. North Hudson Regional Fire & RescueCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2011
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- Cleveland Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. City of Parma, OhioCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Newark Branch, National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Township of West OrangeDistrict Court, D. New Jersey · 1992
- Newark Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Jersey City Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People New Jersey State Conference, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Town of Harrison, New Jersey. Newark Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Paterson Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Passaic Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Jersey City Branch, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People New Jersey State Conference, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People National Association for the Advancement of Colored People v. Township of Harrison, New JerseyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1991
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