Legal Opinion
Brown v. General Services Administration
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 1, 1976No. 74-768PublishedCited by 1,861 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
The principal question presented by this case is whether § 717 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 provides the exclusive judicial remedy for claims of discrimination in federal employment.
*822The petitioner, Clarence Brown, is a Negro who has been employed by the General Services Administration since 1957.1 He is currently classified in grade GS-7 and has not been promoted since 1966. In December • 1970 Brown was referred, along with two white colleagues, for promotion to grade GS-9 by his supervisors. All three were rated “highly qualified,” and the promotion was given to one of the white…
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