Legal Opinion
County of Los Angeles v. Davis
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided March 27, 1979No. 77-1553PublishedCited by 1,690 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Brennan
The District Court for the Central District of California determined in 1973 that hiring practices of the County of Los Angeles respecting the County Fire Department violated 42 *627U. S. C. § 1981.1 The District Court in an unreported opinion and order permanently enjoined all future discrimination and entered a remedial hiring order. The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded the case for further consideration. 566 F. 2d 1334 (1977). We granted certiorari to consider questions presented as to whether the use of arbitrary employment criteria,…
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