Legal Opinion
Chance v. Board of Examiners
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided July 14, 1971No. 70 Civ. 4141PublishedCited by 63 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge*
The fairness and validity of competitive examinations, once described by Gilbert and Sullivan as the means of attaining “a Duke’s exalted station,”1 have *205frequently been challenged in courts and elsewhere. E. g., Griggs v. Duke Power Company, 401 U.S. 424, 91 S.Ct. 849, 28 L.Ed.2d 158 (1971); Louisiana v. United States, 380 U.S. 145, 85 S.Ct. 817, 13 L.Ed.2d 709 (1965); Willner v. Committee on Character and Fitness, 373 U.S. 96, 83 S.Ct. 1175, 10 L.Ed.2d 224 (1963); Schware v. Board of Bar Examiners of New Mexico, 353 U.S. 232, 238-239, 77 S.Ct. 752, 1 L.Ed.2d 796…
2Cases cited34 opinions
- Dandridge v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Reynolds v. SimsSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Swain v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by63 opinions
- 5 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1344, 6 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 8755 Bridgeport Guardians, Inc. v. Members of the Bridgeport Civil Service CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1973
- Chance v. Board of ExaminersCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Dollie W. HESTER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. SOUTHERN RAILWAY COMPANY, Defendant-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Kohn v. Royall, Koegel & WellsDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1973
- Rogers v. International Paper Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1975
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