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VALENTINE v. SMITH

No. 80-1460.

654 F.2d 503 (1981)

Bonnie VALENTINE, Appellant, v. Eugene SMITH, Interim President of Arkansas State University; Richard Herget; Stan Langley; Lou Mixon Angelo; Ben McGee and Johnny Allison, Trustees of Arkansas State University and Dr. Clark Elkins, Vice-President of Instruction, Arkansas State University, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided July 21, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Berl S. Smith (argued), Stephen M. Reasoner, Barrett, Wheatley, Smith & Deacon, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellees.

Bill W. Bristow (argued), Seay & Bristow, Jonesboro, Ark., for appellant.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and STEPHENSON and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

LAY, Chief Judge.

Ms. Bonnie Valentine, a white college instructor, appeals from a judgment in an employment discrimination suit brought by her against officials of Arkansas State University. Valentine's complaint alleges that she is entitled to relief under 42 U.S.C. § 1981; 42 U.S.C. § 2000d; and the Fourteenth Amendment. This appeal raises important questions about permissible affirmative action under federal employment discrimination statutes and the...

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