for The Cincinnati Bar Association
1. Fitzpatrick v. Bitzer, No. 75-251, SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, Argued April 20-21, 1976 , June 28, 1976 * * Together with No. 75-283, Bitzer, Chairman, State Employees' Retirement Commission, et al. v. Matthews et al., also on certiorari to the same court.
OVERVIEW: Section 5 of the Fourteenth Amendment granted Congress the power to enforce its substantive provisions thereby limiting state sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment regarding a State's liability for damages for violations of Title VII.
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