Legal Opinion
Jett v. Dallas Independent School District
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 22, 1989No. 87-2084PublishedCited by 2,061 opinions
1Judgment of the CourtJustice O’Connor
The questions before us in these cases are whether 42 U. S. C. § 1981 provides an independent federal cause of action for damages against local governmental entities, and whether that cause of action is broader than the damages remedy available under 42 U. S. C. § 1983, such that a municipality may be held liable for its employees’ violations of § 1981 under a theory of respondeat superior.
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Petitioner Norman Jett, a white male, was employed by respondent Dallas Independent School District (DISD) as a teacher, athletic director, and head football coach at South Oak Cliff High School (South…
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