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IRWIN v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

No. 89-5867.

498 U.S. 89 (1990)

IRWIN v. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ET AL.

Supreme Court of the United States.

Decided December 3, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jon R. Ker, by appointment of the Court, 494 U.S. 1025, argued the cause for petitioner. With him on the briefs was Brian Serr.

Deputy Solicitor General Roberts argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief were Solicitor General Starr, Assistant Attorney General Gerson, and Harriet S. Shapiro.*

CHIEF JUSTICE REHNQUIST delivered the opinion of the Court.

In April 1986, petitioner, Shirley Irwin, was fired from his job by the Veterans' Administration (VA), which was subsequently redesignated as respondent Department of Veterans Affairs. Irwin contacted an equal employment opportunity counselor and filed a complaint with the VA, alleging that the VA had unlawfully discharged him on the basis of his race and physical...

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