· 11/7/1928
Dougherty v. United States ex rel. McDerMott
Citations
- 30 F.2d 474
- 58 App. D.C. 311
- 1929 U.S. App. LEXIS 2424
How courts have described this case
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- a plaintiff making an Equal Protection claim must show that an impermissible factor, such as race, was “a motivating factor” for the state’s action
- involving racially motivated government action
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Judges: Robb
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