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MEMPHIS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DIST. v. STACHURA

No. 85-410.

477 U.S. 299 (1986)

MEMPHIS COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ET AL. v. STACHURA

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 25, 1986

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Berardo argued the cause and filed briefs for petitioners.

Jeffrey A. Heldt argued the cause for respondent. With him on the brief was Erwin B. Ellmann.*

Charles S. Sims and Stuart H. Singer filed a brief for the American Civil Liberties Union as amicus curiae urging affirmance.

Gwendolyn H. Gregory, August W. Steinhilber, and Thomas A. Shannon filed a brief for the National School Boards Association as amicus curiae.

JUSTICE POWELL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This case requires us to decide whether 42 U. S. C. § 1983 authorizes an award of compensatory damages based on the factfinder's assessment of the value or importance of a substantive constitutional right.

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Respondent Edward Stachura is a tenured teacher in the Memphis, Michigan, public schools. When the events that led to this case occurred, respondent taught seventh-grade life science, using...

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