Willie E. Morgan v. South Bend Community School Corporation and James P. Scamman, Defendants

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• holding that state law affirmatively required full board to approve employment contracts so superintendent modification was invalid
• holding that state law affirmatively required full board to approve employment contracts so superintendent modification was invalid
• doubting “the authority for and scope of any general rule that federal law governs all aspects of the settlements in Title VII litigation”
• when federal government is not party to litigation, neutral state rules that do not undermine federal interests should be applied unless statute or constitution authorizes federal court to create federal rule
• when federal government is not party to litigation, neutral state rules that do not undermine federal interests should be applied unless statute or constitution authorizes federal court to create federal rule
• Rules of Decision Act is not limited to diversity cases

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