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Affirmative Action And The California Civil Wrongs Initiative, Eva Jefferson Paterson
Affirmative Action And The California Civil Wrongs Initiative, Eva Jefferson Paterson
Golden Gate University Law Review
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Eldredge V. Carpenters' 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee: The Ninth Circuit Finally Hammers The Carpenters' Union With An Affirmative Action Plan, Unaloto-Ki-Vahanoa Halamehi Aholelei-Aonga
Eldredge V. Carpenters' 46 Northern California Counties Joint Apprenticeship Training Committee: The Ninth Circuit Finally Hammers The Carpenters' Union With An Affirmative Action Plan, Unaloto-Ki-Vahanoa Halamehi Aholelei-Aonga
Golden Gate University Law Review
No abstract provided.
Defining The Parameters Of Permissible State And Local Affirmative Action Programs, Janice R. Franke
Defining The Parameters Of Permissible State And Local Affirmative Action Programs, Janice R. Franke
Golden Gate University Law Review
In the 1989 case of Richmond v. Croson, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision which has had a tremendous impact on subsequent judicial evaluations of other public sector affirmative action efforts, and hence also on the adoption and structuring of state and local affirmative action programs. One significant factor about the Croson decision was that it was the first time a majority of the Court set strict scrutiny as the standard of review for assessing the constitutionality of state and local race-based affirmative action endeavors. Despite this agreement as to the proper standard of review, however, there was …
Johnson V. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency: Affirmative Action Expanded Under Title Vii, Theresa Marks
Johnson V. Santa Clara County Transportation Agency: Affirmative Action Expanded Under Title Vii, Theresa Marks
Golden Gate University Law Review
This note discusses the guidelines established in Johnson. It will suggest that under the Johnson standards, general societal discrimination may provide a sufficient basis for imposing voluntary, sexually classified remedies under Title VII It will further suggest that voluntary affirmative action in response to general societal discrimination is consistent with the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of Congress's intent in enacting Title VII Finally, this note will evaluate the potential benefit the Johnson decision brings to women's rights as well as noting the problems presented by the Court's failure to clearly delineate appropriate standards for affirmative action.