Document Type
Article
Media Type
Text
Abstract
This recent United States Supreme Court decision interprets 42 U.S.C. § 1981 as not allowing an action for racial harassment during employment. This note examines the antecedent cases to Patterson along with Congressional actions which appear to indicate a lack of tolerance of racial discrimination in the public and private sectors. The author concludes that Patterson is a step in the wrong direction and calls into question the commitment of the United States Supreme Court to move in the direction of eliminating workplace distinctions based on the race of the worker.
First Page
303
Last Page
330
Publication Date
5-1-1990
Department
College of Law
ISSN
0734-1490
Language
eng
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Law Review
Recommended Citation
Miller, Elsa R.
(1990)
"Patterson v. McLean Credit Union: Preventing Backdoor Discrimination Actions or Closing the Door?,"
Northern Illinois University Law Review: Vol. 10:
Iss.
2, Article 5.
Suggested Citation
Elsa R. Miller, Note, Patterson v. McLean Credit Union: Preventing Backdoor Discrimination Actions or Closing the Door?, 10 N. Ill. U. L. Rev. 303 (1990).
