Legal Opinion
Shahar v. Bowers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided December 20, 1995No. 93-9345PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GODBOLD, Senior Circuit Judge:
The appellant Robin Joy Shahar is a homosexual female who was offered employment with the Department of Law of the State of Georgia to begin at a future date. She accepted the offer, but before the employment began she made known her plans to engage in a marriage ceremony with her female companion. The Attorney General of Georgia, who has ultimate responsibility for hiring and employment practices of the Department of Law, learned of her plans and, before the *1220marriage ceremony took place, terminated the offer of employment.
Shahar sued the Attorney General under…
2Cases cited32 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- San Antonio Independent School District v. RodriguezSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Shapiro v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Robin Joy Shahar v. Michael J. Bowers, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Attorney General of the State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1997
- Montgomery v. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Legal Aid Soc. of Hawaii v. Legal Services Corp.District Court, D. Hawaii · 1997
- Montgomery v. CarrCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1996
- Anderson-Free v. SteptoeDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1997
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