Legal Opinion
Harold E. Carter v. William Bennett, Secretary, U.S. Department of Education
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 19, 1988No. 87-5098PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Chief Judge WALD.
WALD, Chief Judge:
Harold E. Carter brought this action against the Department of Education (DOE or Department) in the District Court for the District of Columbia. Carter alleged that the Department did not reasonably accommodate his handicap (blindness) as required by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 701 et seq., and that it retaliated against him for filing an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) complaint, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, § 704(a), 42 U.S.C. § 2000e-3(a). The district court, after a two-day…
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