Legal Opinion
Wade v. Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service
District Court, N.D. Mississippi
Decided December 14, 1976No. EC 70-29-KPublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
KEADY, Chief Judge.
This is a class action by black citizens of Mississippi pursuant to 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981-83 and 2000d et seq. to end racial segregation and employment discrimination in the operation of the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service (MCES), a federally-assisted state agency. The United States, through the Department of Justice, has participated as a plaintiff-intervenor under 42 U.S.C. § 2000h-2. The Secretary of Agriculture (Secretary) and the Administrator of the Extension Service (Administrator) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),…
2Cases cited48 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
43 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by27 opinions
- Donnell v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
- United Carolina Bank, Administrator Cta of the Estate of Seymour I. Somberg, Deceased v. Board of Regents of Stephen F. Austin State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Guardians Ass'n of New York City Police Department, Inc. v. Civil Service Commission of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1980
- Keyes v. SCHOOL DIST. NO. 1, DENVER, COLO.District Court, D. Colorado · 1977
- Com. of Pennsylvania v. O'NEILLDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1977
22 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.