UNITED STATES of America, Plaintiff-Appellant,
v.
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA et al., Defendants-Appellees.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.https://leagle.com/images/logo.png
April 10, 1980.
April 10, 1980.
Attorney(s) appearing for the Case
David L. Rose, Katherine P. Ransel, U. S. Dept. of Justice, Washington, D. C., for plaintiff-appellant.
Haynes L. Harkey, Jr., Charles D. Patten, III, Monroe, La., for City of Monroe.
Dan E. Melichar, Alexandria, La., for City of Pineville.
John L. Avant, Baton Rouge, La., A. Mills McCawley, Asst. Atty. Gen., Shreveport, La., for State of La. and Maxie Cox.
Hubert A. Vondestein, Kenner, La., for City of Kenner.
John Gallagher, City Atty., George C. Dixon, Shreveport, La., for City of Shreveport.
Reginald J. McIntyre, Hammond, La., for City of Hammond.
Howard Gist, City Atty., Samuel H. Craven, Alexandria, La., for City of Alexandria.
Robert C. Cudd, City Atty., Monroe, La., for City of Monroe.
Before THORNBERRY, GOLDBERG and GEE, Circuit Judges.
United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.
GOLDBERG, Circuit Judge:
This case and its companion case, United States v. City of Miami,614 F.2d 1322 (5th Cir. 1980), also decided today, present difficult and troubling questions concerning the interrelationship of "reverse discrimination," affirmative action, and the principles governing consent decrees. Most of the substance of our opinion is contained in City of Miami, and we do not repeat it here. Rather, we...
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