Supreme Court of the United States
Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee
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- Opinion
- Filed
- Jan. 21, 2009
- Case
- Fitzgerald v. Barnstable School Committee
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Alito delivered the opinion of the Court. The issue in this case of peer-on-peer sexual harassment is whether Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, 86 Stat. 373, 20 U. S. C. § 1681(a), precludes an action under Rev. Stat. § 1979, 42 U. S. C. § 1983, alleging unconstitutional gender discrimination in schools. The Court of Appeals for…
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