Legal Opinion
Wilmore v. City of Wilmington
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 9, 1983No. 82-1203PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
A. LEON HIGGINBOTHAM, Jr., Circuit Judge.
This case presents accusations of racial discrimination against the Wilmington Delaware Fire Department (“Fire Department”).1 Plaintiffs brought this class action in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware claiming that the Fire Department’s promotion policies discriminate against racial minorities in violation of 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1983 and Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. The district court rendered judgment in favor of defendants. We, *668however, find that the district court…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Hazelwood School District v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- General Building Contractors Assn., Inc. v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Connecticut v. TealSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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3Cited by21 opinions
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- Ferguson v. EI duPont De Nemours and Co., Inc.District Court, D. Delaware · 1983
- Harris v. MarshDistrict Court, E.D. North Carolina · 1987
- Robinson v. LehmanCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
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