SCOTUS Just Strengthened Title IX

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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050329/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_sex_discrimination

WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court expanded the scope of a landmark gender equity law, ruling Tuesday that it shields whistleblowers who accuse academic institutions of discrimination based on sex.



The 5-4 decision in favor of Alabama high school girls basketball coach Roderick Jackson is a victory for women's advocates who say the legal protection will prompt reports of bias that would otherwise go unsaid or unheeded.


The ruling means Jackson can pursue a lawsuit claiming he was fired for complaining that the boys team received better treatment. Congress intended such lawsuits when it passed the Title IX law, justices said.


"Without protection from retaliation, individuals who witness discrimination would likely not report it, indifference claims would be short-circuited, and the underlying discrimination would go unremedied," Justice Sandra Day O'Connor wrote for the majority...

 

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God help us - another Lawyer's Relief Act.

 

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God help us - another Lawyer's Relief Act.

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