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Civil Procedure Keyed to Field
Carson v. American Brands, Inc.
Citation:
450 U.S. 79 (1981)Facts
Petitioners, representing a class of present and former black seasonal employees and applicants for employment at the Richmond Leaf Department of American Tobacco Company, brought suit in federal district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1981 and Title VII alleging discrimination in hiring, promotion, transfer, and training opportunities. After extensive discovery and class certification, the parties negotiated a settlement and jointly moved the District Court to approve their proposed consent decree. The decree would have required respondents to give hiring and seniority preferences to black employees and to fill one-third of supervisory positions with qualified blacks, while respondents expressly denied any violation of equal employment laws. The District Court denied the motion, concluding that preferential treatment based on race violated Title VII and the Constitution absent a showing of past or present discrimination, and that the facts demonstrated no vestiges of racial discrimination.
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