Legal Opinion
Norcross v. Sneed
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 12, 1985No. 83-2574PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Rebecca Norcross brought this action under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794 (1982), claiming that she was refused employment as a librarian in the Flippin, Arkansas schools solely because she is visually handicapped. The district court1 found against her. On appeal, she argues that the court improperly allocated the burdens of proof, erroneously required a showing of discriminatory intent, and failed to require the defendants to prove by a preponderance of the evidence their nondiscriminatory reasons for rejecting her. In addition,…
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