Legal Opinion
United States v. Georgia Power Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided January 22, 1981No. 79-4073PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RONEY, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs appeal from an order of the district court, 470 F.Supp. 649, modifying a 1974 decree with respect to a racially discriminatory seniority system at Georgia Power Company. The district court found it had become inequitable to enforce changes required in the seniority system by the original decree because a recent Supreme Court decision sustained bona fide seniority systems, even though they have a racially discriminatory impact. International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States, 431 U.S. 324, 97 S.Ct. 1843, 52 L.Ed.2d 396 (1977). Concluding the seniority…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Yick Wo v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1886
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Newman v. GraddickCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
- United States v. Clyde P. Willis, Jr., Robert H. Love and Christopher R. PieserCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1981
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