Legal Opinion
Ruth Frick Rice v. The President and Fellows of Harvard College
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided November 2, 1981No. 81-1139PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOWNES, Circuit Judge.
Appellant Ruth Frick Rice appeals from an order of the district court dismissing her action against the President and Fellows of Harvard College. She brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3) and 20 U.S.C. § 1681, claiming sex discrimination in the awarding of grades at Harvard Law School. She also brought a pendent state claim alleging breach of fiduciary duty by defendants-appellees in that they discriminated on the basis of sex and failed to maintain the facilities of Harvard Law School up to proper educational standards. As examples of such failure,…
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