Legal Opinion
James Wesley WARD, Appellant, v. ARKANSAS STATE POLICE, Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided July 10, 1981No. 80-1808PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAY, Chief Judge.
James Wesley Ward applied for employment with the Arkansas State Police in 1970, 1975, and 1976, but was not hired. Ward filed charges of racial discrimination with the EEOC and received a right-to-sue letter on May 31, 1977. Ward filed this action on August 26, 1977, alleging violations of title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e to 2000e-17.
On February 1, 1978, the United States and the State of Arkansas filed a consent judgment. The consent decree prohibited all discriminatory hiring practices by the Arkansas State Police and established guidelines for…
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3Cited by24 opinions
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