Legal Opinion
Joslyn N. Williams v. Daniel J. Boorstin, Librarian of the Library of Congress
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided October 3, 1980No. 79-1684PublishedCited by 86 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILKEY, Circuit Judge:
We have before us the case of a man who engaged in an elaborate masquerade as a purported law student, applicant for the bar, then lawyer in order to obtain and keep a job whose specific required qualifications called for a lawyer. Unmasked, his decep*111tion exposed, he was discharged, and immediately thereafter brought suit against his former employer, the Librarian of Congress, alleging racial discrimination under Title VII.
It is not disputed that the plaintiff had lied on his job application where he misrepresented his academic credentials; it is not disputed that he…
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