Affirmative Action and Public Employment County of Los Angeles v. Davis

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Discrimination in employment.

Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

Summary:

Discusses questions raised by the case of County of Los Angeles volume Davis concerning the standard of proof of discrimination in public employment, and the proper scope of racial quotas as remedies for employment discrimination. Summarizes lower court decisions and the Supreme Court's rationale for ruling the case to be moot

Notes:

CRS Report

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Affirmative Action and Public Employment: County of Los Angeles v. Davis

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-AML-0026

Access Restriction:

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