Legal Opinion
McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1976No. 75-260PublishedCited by 1,246 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
Petitioners, L. N. McDonald and Raymond L. Laird, brought this action in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas seeking relief against Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co. (Santa Fe) and International Brotherhood of Teamsters Local 988 (Local 988), which represented Santa Fe’s Houston employees, for alleged violations of the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U. S. C. § 1981, and of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq., in connection with their discharge from Santa Fe’s employment. The District Court dismissed the complaint on the…
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