Legal Opinion
Timothy Janowiak v. The Corporate City of South Bend
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 16, 1987No. 84-1321PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Chief Judge.
We again face the question whether the City of South Bend, Indiana (the City) could adopt an affirmative action program for its police and fire departments based solely upon a finding that a disparity existed between the percentage of minorities in the City’s population and the percentage of minorities in the departments. The district court granted summary judgment to defendants-appellees, the City and various municipal agencies and officers, holding that the City’s proffered statistical comparison justified its affirmative action program. 576 F.Supp. 1461 (N.D.Ind.1988).…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- United Steelworkers of America v. WeberSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by19 opinions
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- Alan A. Peightal v. Metropolitan Dade County, Metropolitan Fire Department of Dade CountyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1991
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