Johnson v. University of Pittsburgh

Decided August 1, 1977. William W. Knox wrote the opinion for the court.

435 F. Supp. 1328 · Cited 60 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · 411 U.S. 792
• Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · 401 U.S. 424
• Cussler v. University of Maryland · 430 F. Supp. 602
• Braden v. University of Pittsburgh · 392 F. Supp. 118
• Johnson v. University of Pittsburgh · 359 F. Supp. 1002
• Davis v. Burke · 179 U.S. 399
• Keddie v. Pennsylvania State University · 412 F. Supp. 1264
• Braden v. University of Pittsburgh · 343 F. Supp. 836
• Peters v. Middlebury College · 409 F. Supp. 857
• Rackin v. University of Pennsylvania · 386 F. Supp. 992
• Pendrell v. Chatham College · 370 F. Supp. 494
• Ostapowicz v. Johnson Bronze Company · 369 F. Supp. 522
• Green v. Board of Regents of Texas Tech University · 335 F. Supp. 249
• Lewis v. Chicago State College · 299 F. Supp. 1357
• Roseman v. Hassler · 382 F. Supp. 1328
• King v. New Hampshire Department of Resources & Economic Development · 420 F. Supp. 1317
• Labat v. Board of Higher Ed. of City of New York · 401 F. Supp. 753
• United States v. Wattsburg Area School District · 429 F. Supp. 1370
• Mosby v. Webster College · 423 F. Supp. 615

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