Legal Opinion
Espinoza v. Farah Manufacturing Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 19, 1973No. 72-671PublishedCited by 460 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
This case involves interpretation of the phrase “national origin” in Tit. VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Petitioner Cecilia Espinoza is a lawfully admitted resident alien who was born in and remains a citizen of Mexico. She resides in San Antonio, Texas, with her husband, Rudolfo Espinoza, a United States citizen. In July 1969, Mrs. Espinoza sought employment as a seamstress at the San Antonio division of respondent Farah Manufacturing Co. Her employment application was rejected on the basis of a longstanding company policy against the employment of aliens. After exhausting their…
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