Legal Opinion
Deo C. Choudhury v. Polytechnic Institute of New York
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided May 23, 1984No. 1132, Docket 83-7960PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
IRVING R. KAUFMAN, Circuit Judge:
Through painful and bitter struggle, this nation has learned that race discrimination is an anathema that can never be tolerated. This moral lesson has been buttressed by a legal edifice of constitutional brick and statutory mortar, which seeks to protect those who are or may become victims of racial bias. The availability of lawful means of vindicating the right to equal treatment has not eradicated discriminatory evils, but it does reflect a social commitment to achieving that goal.
The precise • question presented by the instant case is one of first…
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