Legal Opinion
Rankin v. McPherson
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided September 21, 1987No. 85-2068PublishedCited by 1,694 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Marshall
The issue in this case is whether a clerical employee in a county Constable’s office was properly discharged for re*380marking, after hearing of an attempt on the life of the President, “If they go for him again, I hope they get him.”
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On January 12, 1981, respondent Ardith McPherson was appointed a deputy in the office of the Constable of Harris County, Texas. The Constable is an elected official who functions as a law enforcement officer.1 At the time of her appointment, McPherson, a black woman, was 19 years old and had attended college for a year, studying secretarial science. Her appointment…
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- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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