Legal Opinion
Waters v. Wisconsin Steel Works of International Harvester Co.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided April 28, 1970No. 17895PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SWYGERT, Chief Judge.
This appeal raises important questions concerning the availability and scope of various federal remedies for combating racial discrimination in employment. Plaintiffs, William Waters and Donald Samuels, brought a class action seeking damages and injunctive relief against the Wisconsin Steel Works of International Harvester Company and Local 21, United Order of American Bricklayers and Stone Masons. They alleged that Harvester, with the assistance of Local 21, maintained a discriminatory hiring policy designed to exclude Negroes, including the plaintiffs, from employment…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Shelley v. KraemerSupreme Court of the United States · 1948
- Republic Steel Corp. v. MaddoxSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
- Steele v. Louisville & Nashville RailroadSupreme Court of the United States · 1944
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3Cited by54 opinions
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- Guerra v. Manchester Terminal Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
- Mitchell v. National Broadcasting Co.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Percy H. GREEN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. McDONNELL DOUGLAS CORPORATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1972
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