Appealed From: Alabama Supreme Court
Subjects: Civil Rights; Section 1983; Damages; Race Discrimination; Torts

Decision: The justices ruled that the Supreme Court does not have jurisdiction to review the decision of the Alabama Supreme Court, because the Alabama court had not yet issued its final ruling.

• Read the full text of the Jefferson v. City of Tarrant decision at the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Web site.

• Read the full text of the 1981 lower court case, City of Newport v. Fact Concerts Inc., at the FindLaw Internet Legal Resources Web site.

• Look at the pertinent civil rights provision in the U.S. Code (42 U.S.C. 1988) at the U.S. House of Representatives Internet Law Library Web site.

Sources: The Washington Post, Supreme Court, The United States Law Week (a Bureau of National Affairs, Inc. publication)