Sex harassment enters the same-sex era
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The US Supreme Court had never considered the issue of same-sex sexual harassment before the Oncale case, although some lower courts had held it not to be illegal under our civil rights laws. Although repugnant, they considered it mere horseplay. The Mar 4, 1998, unanimous ruling of the US Supreme Court found, however, that Oncale's claim of sexual harassment was valid and the US Court of Appeals must now re-examine the case to determine if he suffered illegal sexual harassment.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1998
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Primary schools as well as colleges are learning from a spate of lawsuits that sex harassment allegations may be brought not only by employees but by students
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The US Supreme Court's 1992 decision in Franklin v Gwinnett and other court decisions have made Title IX valuable for students and school employees claiming sexual harassment. The number of such claims is rising dramatically, with 27 student claims filed in 1988 and 156 in 1993. The courts have to carefully balance evolving liability standards in such cases against valid free-speech defenses, making this an active and volatile area of emerging law.
Publication Name: The National Law Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0162-7325
Year: 1995
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