Legal Opinion
Jordan v. Fusari
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 29, 1974No. 582, Docket 73-2364PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FEINBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case involves the tail end of what might have been major litigation over the constitutionality of the State of Connecticut’s policy of denying unemployment compensation to thousands of women in the months before and after childbirth. Commendably, the suit has been settled, and the only question on appeal is the propriety of an award of attorneys’ fees to counsel for plaintiffs by order of the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, Robert C. Zampano, J. The record on this basic issue is sparse, however, and the questions raised have been…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- Ex Parte YoungSupreme Court of the United States · 1908
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Newman v. Piggie Park Enterprises, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Northcross v. Memphis Board of EducationSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Johnnie Ray Lee v. Southern Home Sites Corp.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1971
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3Cited by45 opinions
- Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. v. Wilderness SocietySupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Francis J. Dwyer v. Edward v. Regan, Individually and as Trustee and Administrative Head of the New York State Employees Retirement SystemCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Dr. Joseph T. Skehan v. Board of Trustees of Bloomsburg State CollegeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1974
- Samuel J. Jordon v. John J. GilliganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1974
- Garrity v. SununuCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1984
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