Legal Opinion
Oburn v. Shapp
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 4, 1975No. Nos. 75-1189, 75-1190PublishedCited by 209 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
GARTH, Circuit Judge.
Despite the insistence of the parties that we reach the merits of “reverse discrimination”, a most troublesome subject, we resist the invitation and instead address ourselves to the narrow issue that is before us: did the district court abuse its discretion in denying a preliminary injunction sought by the plaintiffs. The plaintiffs, white applicants, for the position of state trooper in Pennsylvania, assert that the defendants are discriminating against them by hiring members of minority groups1 through the use of racial quotas which exclude…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois FoundationSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Dunn v. BlumsteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Yakus v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by209 opinions
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- In Re Arthur Treacher's Franchisee Litigation. Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, Inc. v. A & B Management Corporation v. Mrs. Paul's Kitchens, Inc. (Additional on the Counterclaims) Appeal of a & B Management Corporation. In Re Arthur Treacher's Franchisee Litigation. Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, Inc. v. A & B Management Corporation v. Mrs. Paul's Kitchens, Inc. (Additional on the Counterclaims) Appeal of Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, Inc., and Mrs. Paul's Kitchens, Inc., Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1982
- Leroy STEWART, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. UNITED STATES IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
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