In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade to overturn state abortion bans and the Watergate scandal was in full swing.
Meanwhile, a case that attracted far less public attention began in the Southern District. A class action suit was filed on behalf of minority persons seeking training in jobs in the New York construction industry, which at the time had a well-documented history of racial discrimination.
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