Legal Opinion

McCann L. Reid v. Memphis Publishing Company

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 18, 1972No. 72-1088PublishedCited by 41 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

EDWARDS, Circuit Judge.

This appeal presents still another difficult problem concerning the prohibition of religious discrimination contained in Title YII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq. (1970). Appellant, a Negro newspaper man in Memphis, sought employment as a copyreader on the Press-Scimitar, an afternoon newspaper in Memphis published by defendant-appellee. He filed the instant complaint when he was refused the job. The controlling paragraphs of the complaint appear to be:

“The plaintiff who at the time of this application and who remains the editor of the…

2Cases cited4 opinions

  1. Griggs v. Duke Power Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  2. Robert Kenneth Dewey v. Reynolds Metals CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1970
  3. Dewey v. Reynolds Metals Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1971
  4. Charles B. RILEY, Plaintiff-Appellant-Cross Appellee, v. the BENDIX CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee-Cross AppellantCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1972

3Cited by41 opinions

  1. Martha D. YOUNG, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. SOUTHWESTERN SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1975
  2. Kumar v. Gate Gourmet, Inc.Washington Supreme Court · 2014
  3. John H. DRAPER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. UNITED STATES PIPE AND FOUNDRY COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1976
  4. Maine Human Rights Commission v. Local 1361, United Paperworkers International Union AFL-CIOSupreme Judicial Court of Maine · 1978
  5. UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE Et Al., Defendants-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976

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