Legal Opinion
Black v. Brown University
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided January 27, 1983No. Civ. A. 82-0702SPublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SELYA, District Judge.
Plaintiff, a black male employee of Brown University, alleges, on behalf of himself and others similarly situated, that the University violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (“Title VII”), by initiating and perpetuating racially discriminatory policies, practices, customs and usages with respect to the terms, conditions and privileges of employment. Plaintiff’s suit also alleges that the defendant violated 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (“§ 1981”) by engaging in a continuous course of racial harassment and…
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