Civil Rights

Date

1979

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Texas Tech Law Review

Abstract

Survey of United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s civil rights decisions for the period from September 1, 1977, through June 30, 1978. The most important decisions receive an in-depth analysis in light of past decisions and future precedential effect. The survey includes several topics including employment discrimination, Section 1983 actions against municipalities for employment discrimination, and prisoners’ right.

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Keywords

Civil rights, Employment discrimination, Prisoner’s rights, First amendment rights, School desegregation, Survey, Fifth Circuit

Citation

10 Tex. Tech L. Rev. 679