CHANDLER v. ROUDEBUSH

No. 74-1599.

425 U.S. 840 (1976)

CHANDLER v. ROUDEBUSH, ADMINISTRATOR OF VETERANS' AFFAIRS, ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1976.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joel L. Selig argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Paul R. Dimond, J. Harold Flannery, and Stuart P. Herman.

Assistant Attorney General Lee argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Bork, Deputy Solicitor General Wallace, Kenneth S. Geller, and Robert E. Kopp.*


MR. JUSTICE STEWART delivered the opinion of the Court.

In 1972 Congress extended the protection of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 78 Stat. 253, as amended, 42 U. S. C. § 2000e et seq. (1970 ed. and Supp. IV), to employees of the Federal Government. A principal goal of the amending legislation, the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Pub. L. 92-261, 86 Stat. 103, was to eradicate " `entrenched discrimination in the Federal service,' ...

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