Forrester v. White, No. 86-761 (U.S. Supreme Court) (484 U.S. 219; 108 S.Ct. 538) (January 12, 1988) (Justice O'Connor)
The respondent in this case, an Illinois state-court judge, had authority under state law to appoint and discharge probation officers. After hiring petitioner as a probation officer and later promoting her, respondent demoted and then discharged her. As explained by the Court, the issue before it was whether a state-court ...
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