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CHARDON v. SOTO

No. 82-271.

462 U.S. 650 (1983)

103 S.Ct. 2611

77 L.Ed.2d 74

CHARDON ET AL. v. FUMERO SOTO ET AL.

Supreme Court of United States.

Decided June 20, 1983

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John G. DeGooyer argued the cause for petitioners. With him on the briefs were K. Martin Worthy, Stephen L. Humphrey, Hector Reichard De Cardona, and Eduardo Castillo Blanco.

Sheldon H. Nahmod argued the cause for respondents. With him on the brief was Jaime R. Nadal Arcelay.

JUSTICE STEVENS delivered the opinion of the Court.

Petitioners, Puerto Rican educational officials, demoted respondents from nontenured supervisory positions to teaching or lower-level administrative posts in the public school system because of respondents' political affiliations. Shortly before Puerto Rico's 1-year statute of limitations would have expired, a class action was filed against petitioners on respondents' behalf...

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