Legal Opinion
Ray Nassar v. Earnestine Jackson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 3, 2015No. 13-1953PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GRUENDER, Circuit Judge.
Believing that the school district of Hughes, Arkansas (“school district”) fired them because of their race, Ray Nassar and Gena Smith sued and won under several legal theories. The school district and one school-board member, Earnestine Jackson, now appeal several orders of the district court. We affirm in part and vacate and remand in part.
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The school district hired Ray Nassar as superintendent in 2008. While superintendent, Nassar hired Gena Smith as a business manager. The school district renewed Nassar’s contract for the three years running from July 1, 2010 until…
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