Legal Opinion
United States v. Jefferson County
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 12, 1983No. Nos. 81-7761, 82-7129PublishedCited by 296 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TJOFLAT, Circuit Judge:
In January 1974-the Ensley Branch of the NAACP1 and John Martin2 each filed a separate class action complaint in the district court against the Jefferson County, Alabama, Personnel Board (Board) and the City of Birmingham, Alabama (City). They alleged that the Board and the City violated, inter alia, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act3 through racially discriminatory hiring and promotion in various public service jobs, including firefighters.4 In May 1975, the United States also filed a complaint in the district court alleging similar discrimination against blacks and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Larry Bonner v. City of Prichard, AlabamaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1981
- University of Texas v. CamenischSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Sampson v. MurraySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by296 opinions
- Martin v. WilksSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- McDonald's Corp. v. RobertsonCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1998
- Theresa Marie Schindler Schiavo v. Michael SchiavoCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2005
- Lawton Chiles, Jr., Bob Martinez, Metropolitan Dade County, Intervenors-Appellants v. Richard Thornburgh, Attorney General of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
- All Care Nursing Service, Inc. v. Bethesda Memorial Hospital, Inc., P.D.Q. Nurse, Inc. v. South Florida Hospital Association, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1989
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