Legal Opinion
Harris v. Shelby County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided November 20, 1996No. 95-6261PublishedCited by 95 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ANDERSON, Circuit Judge:
On August 19, 1993, plaintiff-appellant Bobby Lee Harris filed suit against the defendants-appellees, alleging that the defendants-appellees discriminated against him by failing to select him for the prineipalship at Thompson High School because of his race, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e, et seq., as amended, and 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and in retaliation for his exercise of his constitutionally-protected right to freedom of speech, in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983. Harris sought declaratory and injunctive relief, including…
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