Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama
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Roderick Jackson is the coach whose retaliation claim for complaining about unequal treatment of his girls’ basketball team led to the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education expanding Title IX protections.
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| Roderick Jackson | 0 |
| Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education | 0 |
| Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 | 0 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Supreme Court case
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United States federal statute ⓘ person ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
enforcement of Title IX in school sports
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equal treatment of female student-athletes ⓘ |
| appliesStatute | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | education programs receiving federal financial assistance ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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education law ⓘ |
| caseOutcomeFor | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| complainedAbout |
discrimination in funding and resources for girls’ athletics
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unequal treatment of girls’ basketball team ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| employer | Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | girls’ basketball coaching ⓘ |
| hasEthicalFocus | gender equality in education ⓘ |
| holding | Title IX encompasses claims of retaliation for complaints about sex discrimination ⓘ |
| influenced |
U.S. Supreme Court jurisprudence on Title IX
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interpretation of Title IX retaliation protections ⓘ |
| interpretedIn | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedIn |
civil rights litigation
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education law dispute ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Title IX retaliation claim
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advocacy for gender equity in school athletics ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalClaim | retaliation for complaining about sex discrimination ⓘ |
| legalEffect | expanded scope of Title IX enforcement ⓘ |
| legalSignificance |
established that retaliation for complaints about sex discrimination is actionable under Title IX
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expanded protections for individuals who report Title IX violations ⓘ |
| notableFor | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
basketball coach
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high school teacher ⓘ |
| participantIn | Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| party |
Birmingham Board of Education
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Roderick Jackson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfWork | public high school in Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ |
| prohibits | sex discrimination in education ⓘ |
| roleInEvent | plaintiff in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education ⓘ |
| sportCoached | basketball ⓘ |
| teamCoached | high school girls’ basketball team ⓘ |
| workLocation | Birmingham, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
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Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama
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