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Johnson, Paul E.

Authoritative Name:

Johnson, Paul E.

Biography:

Respondent in the 1987 Supreme Court affirmative action suit Johnson v. Transportation Agency of Santa Clara County, California. Johnson claimed that the agency's affirmative action program violated Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by promoting some and withholding promotion from others on the basis of gender.

Associated Subjects:

Johnson, Paul E.--Trials, litigation, etc.

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Date of Original:: 1987
Collection:: Historical Publications of the United States Commission on Civil Rights
Contributing Institution:: Thurgood Marshall Law Library