What were the legal issues in this case? What did the appeals court decide?
A lawsuit was filed by David Dunlap against Tennessee Valley Authority or TVA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 for racial discrimination during selection of candidates. The district court found that the plaintiff Dunlap has endured discrimination under both disparate impact analyses and disparate treatment, stating that the subjective hiring process of TVA allowed racial discrimination against Dunlap and other colored applicants.
The Court of Appeals decided that although there was enough evidence to show that TVA was guilty of practicing disparate treatment, there was not sufficient proof to corroborate disparate impact. Taking into ...
