Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee
2009 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, 555 U.S. 246 (2009), is a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that parents could sue a school committee under grounds of the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment.[1]
Quick Facts Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee, Argued December 2, 2008 Decided January 21, 2009 ...
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee | |
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Argued December 2, 2008 Decided January 21, 2009 | |
Full case name | Fitzgerald et vir v. Barnstable School Committee et al. |
Docket no. | 07-1125 |
Citations | 555 U.S. 246 (more) 129 S. Ct. 788; 172 L. Ed. 2d 582; 2009 U.S. LEXIS 592 |
Case history | |
Prior | Hunter v. Barnstable Sch. Comm., 456 F. Supp. 2d 255 (D. Mass. 2006); affirmed sub. nom., Fitzgerald v. Barnstable Sch. Comm., 504 F.3d 165 (1st Cir. 2007); cert. granted, 553 U.S. 1093 (2008). |
Holding | |
Title IX does not preclude a §1983 action alleging unconstitutional gender discrimination in schools. | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Alito, joined by unanimous |
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