Legal Opinion
Logan v. Zimmerman Brush Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 2, 1982No. 80-5950PublishedCited by 2,652 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Blackmun
delivered the opinion of the Court. †
The issue in this case is whether a State may terminate a complainant’s cause of action because a state official, for reasons beyond the complainant’s control, failed to comply with a statutorily mandated procedure.
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A
The Illinois Fair Employment Practices Act (FEPA or Act), Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 48, ¶851 et seq. (1979), barred employment discrimination on the basis of “physical. . . handicap unrelated to ability.” ¶853(a). It also established a comprehensive scheme for adjudicating allegations of discrimination. To begin the process, a complainant had to…
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