Legal Opinion
MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL RIGHTS Ex Rel FORTON v. WATERFORD TOWNSHIP DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided March 21, 1983No. Docket 60304PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtN. J. Kaufman, J.
The Michigan Department of Civil Rights charged the Waterford Township Department of Parks & Recreation with violation of the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, MCL 37.2101 et seq.; MSA 3.548(101) et seq. The charge stems from the township’s policy of maintaining a gender-based elementary level basketball program. The Michigan Civil Rights Commission held that defendant’s basketball program violated the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act and ordered that defendant cease and desist its unlawful discrimination on the basis of sex. This order reversed the prior findings of fact and law made by a…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Craig v. BorenSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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- Moore v. SpanglerMichigan Supreme Court · 1977
- Cheeseman v. American Multi-Cinema, IncMichigan Court of Appeals · 1981
- Lafler v. Athletic Board of ControlDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1982
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Department of Civil Rights Ex Rel. Forton v. Waterford Township Department of Parks & RecreationMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
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- Burning Tree Club, Inc. v. BainumCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1985
- Department of Civil Rights Ex Rel. Forton v. Waterford Township Department of Parks & RecreationMichigan Supreme Court · 1986
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