Irwin v. Department of Veterans Affairs

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1991-01-22

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Chief Justice Rehnquist delivered the opinion of the Court. In April 1986, petitioner, Shirley Irwin, was fired from his job by the Veterans’ Administration (VA), which was subsequently redesignated as respondent Department of Veterans Affairs. Irwin contacted an equal employment opportunity *91 counselor and filed a complaint with the VA, alleging that the…

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