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· 7/14/1971

William B. Richardson v. Dee E. Miller

Citations

  • 446 F.2d 1247
  • 1971 U.S. App. LEXIS 8930
  • 3 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 8285
  • 7 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 161

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that a private employee, although not a member of any class, had an actionable claim because he alleged discrimination for advocating racial equality in employment
  • holding that the Fourteenth Amendment authorizes Congress to reach purely private conduct
  • holding that the Fourteenth Amendment authorizes Congress to reach purely private conduct
  • holding that the Fourteenth Amendment authorizes Congress to reach purely private conduct
  • firing of employee due to his exercise of First Amendment rights held actionable
  • white plaintiff fired because he had criticized employers’ racially discriminatory policies held to state a § 1985(3) claim

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Judges: Hannum, McLaughlin, Van Sen Hannum

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