Legal Opinion
Annie Mae Carpenter, Cross-Appellants v. Stephen F. Austin State University, Cross-Appellees
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided June 6, 1983No. 81-2206PublishedCited by 98 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TATE, Circuit Judge:
A class of black and female service/maintenance and clerical employees of the defendant Stephen F. Austin State University (the University) brought suit against their employer, contending that the University engaged in race and sex discrimination in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964,42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (Title VII) and the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution. 1 On appeal, both parties contest the findings of and relief granted by the district court. The University contends that the lower court should not have certified such a broad class nor granted…
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