Legal Opinion
Sanford v. Howard University
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 26, 1976No. Civ. A. 75-1034PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GESELL, District Judge.
FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW
Plaintiff, who claims to be an American Indian, seeks damages, injunctive relief and attorney’s fees against defendant Howard University arising out of her suspension from its School of Social Work where she was enrolled as a graduate student. She alleges that she was the victim of racial discrimination by the University, a predominantly black institution.
The issues are now before the Court on the merits following extensive discovery and a bench trial. 1 The Court has jurisdiction as provided by 28 U.S.C. §§ 1343 and 1331 because…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- 10 Fair empl.prac.cas. 1331, 10 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,294 Selene Weise v. Syracuse University, Jo Davis Mortenson v. Syracuse UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1975
- Powe v. MilesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1968
- Jeroyd W. Greene v. Howard University, a Corporation, Nathan Hare v. Howard University, a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1969
- The Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican Party the Ripon Society, Inc. v. National Republican PartyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1976
- Albert J. Wahba v. New York University and Severo OchoaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1974
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Harris, Mary A. v. Ladner, Joyce A.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1997
- Musso v. SurianoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
- Alan McConnell v. Howard UniversityCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Allison v. Howard UniversityDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2002
- Finder v. John Marshall Law School, LLCDistrict Court, N.D. Georgia · 2014
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