Mitchell v. National Broadcasting Co.’s Empirical Analysis
1976
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Johnson v. Railway Express Agency, Inc. · United States v. Utah Construction & Mining Co. · United States v. Reliable Transfer Co. · Buckley v. American Federation of Television & Radio Artists · John F. Lombard v. The Board of Education of the City of New York, and John A. Murphy,defendants-Appellees
Most-quoted passages
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“the question of estoppel by state proceedings (with respect to § 1981) must be examined largely without reference to the Title VII procedures.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a party to make an election between a Title VII proceeding and an action under Section 1981.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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