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SHAHAR v. BOWERS

No. 93-9345.

114 F.3d 1097 (1997)

Robin Joy SHAHAR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael J. BOWERS, Individually and in his official capacity as Attorney General of the State of Georgia, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

May 30, 1997.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Debra E. Schwartz, Atlanta, GA, William B. Rubenstein, Ruth E. Harlow, American Civil Liberties Union Foundation, New York City, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael E. Hobbs, Office of State Attorney General, Atlanta, GA, Dorothy Yates Kirkley, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Atlanta, GA, Gregory R. Hanthorn, Diane G. Pulley, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Atlanta, GA, for Defendant-Appellee.

Robert B. Remar, Georgia Kay Lord, Kirwan, Goger, Chesin & Parks, Atlanta, GA, for Amicus: Georgia Psychological Association.

Kathleen M. Sullivan, Stanford Law School, Stanford, CA, for Amicus: AAUP, et al.

Before HATCHETT, Chief Judge, TJOFLAT, ANDERSON, EDMONDSON, COX, BIRCH, DUBINA, BLACK, CARNES and BARKETT, Circuit Judges, and GODBOLD and KRAVITCH, Senior Circuit Judges.

EDMONDSON, Circuit Judge:

In this government-employment case, Plaintiff-Appellant contends that the Attorney General of the State of Georgia violated her federal constitutional rights by revoking an employment offer because of her purported "marriage"1 to another woman. The district court concluded that Plaintiff's rights had not been violated. We affirm.

Given the culture and traditions of the Nation, considerable doubt exists...

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