Congressional Employment and Sex Discrimination Davis v. Passman

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Due process of law.

Judge-made law.

Sex discrimination.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contained In:

ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection

Place of Publication:

[Washington, D.C.] [publisher not identified] 1979-1980

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

Notes:

CRS Report

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

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Other Format:

Microfiche version Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. Congressional Employment and Sex Discrimination: Davis v. Passman

Publisher Number:

CRS-1979-AML-0037

Access Restriction:

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