Legal Opinion
Village of Freeport v. Barrella
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided February 16, 2016No. 14-2270-cv (L)PublishedCited by 138 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOSÉ A. CABRANES, Circuit Judge.
This case asks us to resolve a vexed and recurring question: what does it mean to be Hispanic? Specifically, it presents the question of whether “Hispanic” describes a race for purposes of § 1981 and Title VII.
Defendants the Village of Freeport, N.Y. (“Freeport” or “the Village”) and its former mayor, Andrew Hardwick (“Hard-wick”), appeal from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (Arthur D. Spatt, Judge) following a jury verdict for plaintiff Christopher Barrella (“Barrella”). Barrella had sued under 42 U.S.C. §…
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