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GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOL. SCHOOL DIST.

No. 77-1051.

439 U.S. 410 (1979)

GIVHAN v. WESTERN LINE CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided January 9, 1979.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Rubin argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs were Stephen J. Pollak, Richard M. Sharp, and Fred L. Banks.

J. Robertshaw argued the cause and filed a brief for respondents.*

MR. JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioner Bessie Givhan was dismissed from her employment as a junior high English teacher at the end of the 1970-1971 school year.1 At the time of petitioner's termination, respondent Western Line Consolidated School District was the subject of a desegregation order entered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Petitioner filed a complaint...

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