Legal Opinion
Susan A. Alizadeh, and Her Husband, Hassan H. Alizadeh v. Safeway Stores, Inc., and Local 455, United Food & Commercial Workers, Afl-Cio
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 26, 1986No. 85-2816PublishedCited by 47 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:
The principal issue presented is whether 42 U.S.C. § 1981 protects an Iranian national from discrimination by those who believe him to be of a race other than white. A woman and her husband, a native and citizen of Iran, sued her former employer and the union that was her collective bargaining agent on the grounds that (1) her discharge resulted from her employer’s prejudice against her husband because of his race and national origin, conduct proscribed by the Civil Rights Act of 1866, 42 U.S.C. § 1981, and (2) the union, in presenting her grievance,…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- First Nat. Bank of Ariz. v. Cities Service Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Vaca v. SipesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Marian Fontenot, Etc. v. The Upjohn CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1986
- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Moises Galindo v. Precision American Corp., Georgia Pacific CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
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3Cited by47 opinions
- The Dartmouth Review, on Behalf of Its Officers, Staff and Subscribers v. Dartmouth CollegeCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1989
- John B. Johnson v. University of Cincinnati, Joseph A. Steger, and Donald C. HarrisonCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Evans v. The City of HoustonCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2001
- Albert v. CarovanoCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
- Fair Employment Council of Greater Washington, Inc. v. Bmc Marketing Corporation, T/a Snelling & Snelling Personnel ConsultantsCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1994
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