Legal Opinion
Heidi Sargent Jeldness, Jenny Costa, Helen Jodi Bedell, Gretchen M. Schumacher, and v. Fred B. Pearce, And
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided July 28, 1994No. 91-36271, 93-36350PublishedCited by 46 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by Judge LEGGE; Dissent by Judge KLEINFELD.
LEGGE, District Judge:
A class of women prisoners incarcerated in Oregon state prison allege that the Oregon State Department of Corrections discriminates against women inmates in providing educational and vocational opportunities, in violation of Title IX and its regulations, 20 U.S.C. § 1681 et seq., 45 C.F.R. §§ 86.1 et seq., and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.
Following trial, the district court ruled against plaintiffs on all but one of their claims. Plaintiffs appeal, claiming…
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