Legal Opinion
Hammon v. Barry
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 1, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-0903, 85-0782 and 85-0797PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CHARLES R. RICHEY, District Judge.
INTRODUCTION
This case, which is before the Court on cross-motions for summary judgment, calls into question the legality and constitutionality of a proposed affirmative action plan voluntarily adopted by a public employer, the District of Columbia and its Fire Department. This a situation, involving a voluntary plan by a public employer, has never before been addressed by the Supreme Court, which expressly reserved decision on this question in United Steelworkers of America v. Weber, 443 U.S. 193, 200, 99 S.Ct. 2721, 2725, 61 L.Ed.2d 480 (1979), and…
2Cases cited28 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Washington v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Bolling v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Hammon v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Hammon v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1990
- Hammon v. BarryCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Robert T. Deveraux v. William J. Geary, and Plaintiff-Class in Culbreath v. Dukakis, Intervenors-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1985
- Dougherty v. BarryDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1985
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