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A Comparative Review Of Public And Private Enforcement Of Title Vii Of The Civil Rights Act Of 1964, Robert Belton

Vanderbilt Law Review

The efforts of the EEOC, the Department of Justice, and other federal and state agencies during the first decade of enforcement have been the subject of a great deal of commentary and review. Much of this commentary has been critical. Private enforcement of Title VII has produced the major legal developments, but these efforts have received little attention in the literature. This Article therefore will present a comparative review of governmental and private enforcement efforts under Title VII. A brief overview of the historical efforts to eliminate employment discrimination prior to Title VII is necessary to place private enforcement efforts …

Current Civil Rights Problems In The Collective Bargaining Process: The Bethlehem & At&T Experiences, William J. Kilberg

Vanderbilt Law Review

This article explores the development, theory, and design of the government's Contract Compliance Program and the other statutory means of pursuing equal employment opportunity. Part I is a brief explanation of the Contract Compliance Program under Executive Order 11,246. Part II presents a discussion of the legal underpinnings of the affirmative action concept. Part III deals with the decision In the Matter of Bethlehem Steel Corporation, a landmark administrative hearing under procedures established by the Office of Federal Contract Compliance, and the American Telephone & Telegraph Company Memorandum of Agreement and Consent Decree,' which has been described as "the largest …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

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Civil Rights--Personal Injury--Intent to Injure Is Not a Prerequisite to Recovery for Police Abuse Under Section 1983

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Constitutional Law--Abortion--Statute Prohibiting Abortion of Unquickened Fetus Violates Mother's Constitutional Right of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Obscenity--State Statute Allowing Injunction Against Dissemination of Allegedly Obscene Material Prior to Adversary Hearing Not Violative of First Amendment

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Constitutional Law--Right of Privacy--State Statute Requiring Disclosure of All Substantial Financial Interests of Public Officials is Overbroad and an Unconstitutional Invasion of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Sixth Amendment--Admission of Prior Inconsistent Statements as Substantive Evidence Does Not Violate Right of Confrontation

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Criminal Procedure--Search and Seizure--Warrantless Search of …

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Civil Rights--Exclusion of Wage Earners as a Class from Jury Service in State Courts Violates

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International Law and Trademark Infringement--Rights of Former Owners of Confiscated Cuban Businesses Under Hickenlooper Amendment

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Jurisdiction--Minimum" Contacts--First Amendment Requires a Greater Showing of Contact in a Libel Action To Satisfy Due Process Than Is Necessary in Other Types of Actions

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Labor Law--Attorney Undertaking Persuader Activity on Behalf of Employer Must Report Such Activity Under LMRDA

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Labor Law--Employer Must Bargain About an Economically Motivated Decision To Close a Portion of Its Operations

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Labor Law--Employer's Duty To Bargain When Authorization Cards Are …

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Civil Rights--Federal Criminal Code Protects Rights Secured by Fourteenth Amendment

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Civil Rights--Removal--Strict Interpretation of Federal Removal Statute Affirmed

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Labor Law--Judicial Review of Arbitrator's Authority To Imply Contractual Condition

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Labor Relations--Federal Preemption of Defamation Suits Arising in Course of Organizational Campaign

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State and Local Taxation--Economic Exploitation Sufficient Connection To Require Non-Resident Seller To Collect Use Tax

The Experience Of State Fair Employment Commissions: A Comparative Study, Arnold H. Sutin

Vanderbilt Law Review

Passage of the new federal civil rights law in 1964 might have been expected to decrease the importance of the state fair employment practices (FEP) laws. Congress, however, chose not merely to permit these laws to continue in force to deal with purely local problems,but went further to entrust the primary administration of title VII, the federal fair employment statute, to state agencies where they exist. Thus the experience of these state agencies is of even greater importance now than formerly, for they will perform the day to day work of carrying out our nation's policy to prohibit discrimination in …