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ERIC Number: EJ339045
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1986
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2 New Supreme Court Rulings Support Affirmative Action to Remedy Past Bias.
Fields, Cheryl M.
Chronicle of Higher Education, v32 n19 p9,13 Jul 9 1986
Two Supreme Court decisions, in two union cases involving plans giving minorities preferences in hiring and promotion, rejected the Reagan Administration's contention that only proven victims of bias could benefit from race-conscious employment decisions. (MLW)
Descriptors: Affirmative Action, Blacks, Court Litigation, Decision Making, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Legal Responsibility, Minority Groups, Racial Discrimination, Unions
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Legal/Legislative/Regulatory Materials; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Supreme Court