Legal Opinion
United States v. Mississippi Power & Light Co.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided March 6, 1981No. Nos. 79-2636, 80-3043PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WISDOM, Circuit Judge:
These companion cases are before the Court for the second time. The Attorney General, on behalf of the United States, brought these actions in 1973 and 1974 against New Orleans Public Service, Inc. (NOPSI) and Mississippi Power & Light (MP&L), contending that, as government contractors, those companies were bound by Executive Order (E.O.) 11246, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor promulgated under it, 41 C.F.R. § 60.1 et seq. That order imposes on government contractors the obligation to take affirmative action to achieve the equal opportunity…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San FranciscoSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co. v. SawyerSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
- Marshall v. Barlow's, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Chrysler Corp. v. BrownSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by33 opinions
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- University Life Insurance Company of America v. Unimarc Ltd. And George C. HuffCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Lowell Peterson v. Kenneth E. Lindner, Secretary of the Department of Administration, State of WisconsinCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- West Point-Pepperell, Inc. v. Raymond J. Donovan, Secretary of Labor, U. S. Department of LaborCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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