Congressional Employment and Sex Discrimination : Davis v. Passman.

Reviews a case involving charges of discriminatory dismissal from congressional employment based on sex, in which the Supreme Court held that a cause of action might be constitutionally implied for an alleged violation of the due process clause, but reserved judgment on whether the action might be i...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1979-1980.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Judge-made law. Due process of law. Sex discrimination. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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Summary:	Reviews a case involving charges of discriminatory dismissal from congressional employment based on sex, in which the Supreme Court held that a cause of action might be constitutionally implied for an alleged violation of the due process clause, but reserved judgment on whether the action might be immune from judicial scrutiny under the legislative speech or debate clause.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed June 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.