Legal Opinion
Alan Willingham v. MacOn Telegraph Publishing Company
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1975No. 72-2078PublishedCited by 126 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SIMPSON, Circuit Judge:
Alan Willingham, plaintiff-appellant, applied for employment with defendant-appellee Macon Telegraph Publishing Co., Macon, Georgia (Macon Telegraph) as a display or copy layout artist on July 28, 1970.1 Macon Telegraph refused to hire Willingham. The suit below alleged that the sole basis for refusal to hire was objection to the length of his hair. On July 30, 1970, he filed a complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (E.E.O.C.), asserting discrimination by Macon in its hiring policy based on sex, and therefore in violation of Sec. 703(a), Civil Rights…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Mary Burke Sprogis v. United Air Lines, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- Phillips v. Martin Marietta Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Celio DIAZ, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS, INC., Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
- Karr v. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972
9 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by126 opinions
- Barbara J. HENSON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF DUNDEE, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Hector GARCIA, Etc., Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Alton v. W. GLOOR Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Dafro M. JEFFERIES, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. HARRIS COUNTY COMMUNITY ACTION ASSOCIATION Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1980
- Paulette L. Barnes v. Douglas M. Costle, Administrator of the Environmental Protection AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1977
- Ruth Gilchrist, Cross-Appellee v. William Bolger, Postmaster General, United States Postal Service, Cross-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1984
121 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.