Legal Opinion
University of Tennessee v. Elliott
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided July 7, 1986No. 85-588PublishedCited by 1,016 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
A state Administrative Law Judge determined that petitioner University of Tennessee (hereafter petitioner or University) was not motivated by racial prejudice in seeking to discharge respondent. The question presented is whether this finding is entitled to preclusive effect in federal court, where respondent has raised discrimination claims under various civil rights laws, including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq., and 42 U. S. C. § 1983.
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In 1981, petitioner informed respondent, a black employee of the University’s…
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