Opinion · District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania

Barry v. United States

95 S. Ct. 1561

Type
Opinion
Court
District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction
Pennsylvania
Date
1975-04-14
Topic
general

roving police officers shook down bars that did not pay up | “significant disproportionality in minority employment, coupled with even minimal proof of a higher minority failure rate [on selection exams]” establishes prima facie claim | Eleventh Amendment does not immunize state civil service officials from being taxed for costs | Eleventh Amendment does not immunize state civil service officials from being taxed for costs | one-to-one hiring quota to remedy unlawful discrimination and eradicate its effects | state legislator violates Hobbs Act when payments to defendant induced by exploitation of victim's reasonable belief that defendant's position as state senator provided him with effective control over state leases | minorities awarded hiring preference to ameliorate the effects of past discrimination | there must be a fit between the qualifications and the job | cut off score of 70 on a test is arbitrary | cut off score of 70 on a test is arbitrary | .2% minority employment; 13% minority population | .2% minority employment; 13% minority population

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C. A. 7th Cir. Certiorari denied.