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NEW YORK TRANSIT AUTHORITY v. BEAZER

No. 77-1427.

440 U.S. 568 (1979)

99 S.Ct. 1355

59 L.Ed.2d 587

NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY ET AL. v. BEAZER ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided March 21, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joan Offner argued the cause for petitioners. With her on the briefs were Alphonse E. D' Ambrose and Helen R. Cassidy.

Deborah M. Greenberg argued the cause for respondents. With her on the brief were Eric D. Balber, Michael Meltsner, and Mark C. Morril.*

MR. JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

The New York City Transit Authority refuses to employ persons who use methadone. The District Court found that this policy violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. In a subsequent opinion, the court also held that the policy violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The Court of Appeals affirmed without reaching the statutory question. The departure by those courts from the...

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