Legal Opinion
In Re D. C. Human Relations Commission v. National Geographic Society
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 13, 1973No. 71-1248PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WYZANSKI, District Judge:
December 27, 1968 the District of Columbia Human Relations Commission served upon the National Geographic Society a complaint alleging that the Commission had reasonable cause to believe that the Society was “discriminating against minority groups in its recruiting and hiring methods in ways which tend to deprive them of equal employment opportunities and such methods are in violation of Article 47 of the Police Regulations of the District of Columbia.” September 4, 1970 the Commission, by amendment to the complaint, particularized the alleged violation.
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2Cases cited4 opinions
- Olmstead v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
- Celia SANCHEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. STANDARD BRANDS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- GRANITEVILLE COMPANY (SIBLEY DIVISION), Appellee, v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Bowaters Southern Paper Corporation v. Equal Employment Opportunity CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
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- Pillis v. District of Columbia Hackers' License Appeal BoardDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1976
- Howard C. Green v. District of Columbia, a Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1983