714 F. Supp. 883 - Russell v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis
1989
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Owen Equipment & Erection Co. v. Kroger · Aldinger v. Howard · Smith v. Hudson · Gordon v. United States
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“The plaintiff 'may sue her state government employer for violations of the Fourteenth Amendment through [ Section] 1983 and escape Title VII's comprehensive remedial scheme, even if the same facts would suggest a violation of Title VII.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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