Legal Opinion
Patterson v. McLean Credit Union
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 15, 1989No. 87-107PublishedCited by 2,380 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Kennedy
In this case, we consider important issues respecting the meaning and coverage of one of our oldest civil rights statutes, 42 U. S. C. § 1981.
*169Petitioner Brenda Patterson, a black woman, was employed by respondent McLean Credit Union as a teller and a file coordinator, commencing in May 1972. In July 1982, she was laid off. After the termination, petitioner commenced this action in the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina. She alleged that respondent, in violation of 14 Stat. 27, 42 U. S. C. § 1981, had harassed her, failed to promote her to an intermediate…
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