Legal Opinion

UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. BETHLEHEM STEEL CORPORATION Et Al., Defendants-Appellees

Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit

Decided June 21, 1971No. 366, Docket 35183PublishedCited by 223 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:

In December 1967, the Attorney General of the United States brought an action against the Bethlehem Steel Corporation in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York. Suit was filed pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., a historic legislative attempt to deal with the national problem of discrimination in employment. The complaint alleged that Bethlehem discriminated against blacks in hiring, job assignment, apprenticeship and selection of supervisory personnel at its plant in Lackawanna, New York. An…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
  3. Humphrey v. MooreSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Arthur Ray PARHAM, Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO., AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1970
  5. Monroe v. Board of Commissioners of JacksonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968

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3Cited by223 opinions

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  4. Dorothy P. Robinson v. Lorillard Corporation (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
  5. Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, IntervenorCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974

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