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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United States federal statute
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advocatedFor enforcement of Title IX in school sports
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
education law
caseOutcomeFor Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED
complainedAbout discrimination in funding and resources for girls’ athletics
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
interpretation of Title IX retaliation protections
interpretedIn Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education NERFINISHED
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education law dispute
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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
expanded protections for individuals who report Title IX violations
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occupation basketball coach
high school teacher
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Roderick Jackson NERFINISHED
placeOfWork public high school in Birmingham, Alabama
prohibits sex discrimination in education
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sportCoached basketball
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Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education factualBackground Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama