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ADICKES v. KRESS & CO.

No. 79.

398 U.S. 144 (1970)

ADICKES v. S. H. KRESS & CO.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 1, 1970

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eleanor Jackson Piel argued the cause for petitioner. With her on the briefs was Melvin L. Wulf.

Sanford M. Litvack argued the cause for respondent. With him on the briefs were James R. Withrow, Jr., and Alfred H. Hoddinott, Jr.

MR. JUSTICE HARLAN delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner, Sandra Adickes, a white school teacher from New York, brought this suit in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York against respondent S. H. Kress & Co. ("Kress") to recover damages under 42 U. S. C. § 19831 for an alleged violation of her constitutional rights under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The suit...

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