Buck Green v. Missouri Pacific Railroad Company, a Corporation

U.S. Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit · Decided 1975-09-15

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BRIGHT, Circuit Judge. The Missouri Pacific Railroad Company (MoPac) follows an absolute policy of refusing consideration for employment to any person convicted of a crime other than a minor traffic offense. Appellant-Buck Green, who is black, raises the principal question of whether this policy violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e…

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