Legal Opinion
Hammon v. Barry
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided February 27, 1987No. Nos. 85-5669, 85-5670 and 85-5671PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge STARR.
Dissenting opinion filed by Circuit Judge MIKVA.
STARR, Circuit Judge:
These consolidated cases come before us on appeal from the District Court’s judgment upholding the hiring provisions of an affirmative action plan developed by the District of Columbia Fire Department pursuant to a consent decree, 606 F.Supp. 1082. The United States challenges the race-conscious hiring provisions of the plan on the grounds that they violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the equal protection component of the Due Process Clause of the Fifth…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
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3Cited by26 opinions
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