Legal Opinion
Taliaferro v. State
Montana Supreme Court
Decided November 29, 1988No. 88-338PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Sheehy
The District Court, First Judicial District, Lewis and Clark County, determined in a jury trial that the State Department of Social and Rehabilitative Services (SRS) discriminated against Lenore Taliaferro when it did not hire her because of her support of certain legislation pending before the 1983 Legislature. The judgment of the District Court awarded damages and attorney’s fees. SRS appealed the judgment of the District Court to this Court. The only question presented to us on appeal is whether support for or against legislation before committees in the legislature constitutes “political…
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