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

Discusses questions raised by the case of County of Los Angeles v. 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 f...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Discrimination in employment. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Discusses questions raised by the case of County of Los Angeles v. 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.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.