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JETT v. DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DIST.

No. 87-2084.

491 U.S. 701 (1989)

JETT v. DALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 22, 1989

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frank Gilstrap argued the cause for petitioner in No. 87-2084 and respondent in No. 87-214. With him on the briefs were Frank Hill and Shane Goetz.

Leonard J. Schwartz argued the cause and filed a brief for respondent in No. 87-2084 and petitioner in No. 87-214.†

JUSTICE O'CONNOR announced the judgment of the Court and delivered the opinion of the Court with respect to Parts I, III, and IV, and an opinion with respect to Part II, in which THE CHIEF JUSTICE, JUSTICE WHITE, and JUSTICE KENNEDY join.

The questions before us in these cases are whether 42 U. S. C. § 1981 provides an independent federal cause of action for damages against local governmental entities, and whether that...

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