Legal Opinion
United States v. City of Miami
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided April 10, 1980No. 77-1856PublishedCited by 144 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge.
Today we have before us a pair of cases involving the interrelationship of “reverse discrimination,” affirmative action, and the principles governing consent decrees. In this case, along with the companion case of United States v. City of Alexandria, 614 F.2d 1358 (5th Cir. 1980), we are faced with novel and difficult issues concerning consent decrees negotiated between the federal government and representatives of local governments settling suits alleging a “pattern or practice” of employment discrimination. We hold here that the district court acted properly in…
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