Legal Opinion
Charles Leroy Alsager, Sr. And Darlene Lauvern Alsager v. District Court of Polk County, Iowa (Juvenile Division)
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 17, 1975No. 75-1063PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROSS, Circuit Judge.
Charles LeRoy Alsager, Sr., and his wife Darlene brought this civil rights action in the district court under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and its jurisdictional counterpart, 28 U.S.C. § 1343(3), seeking a declaratory judgment that their constitutional rights were violated by state court proceedings which resulted in the termination of their parental relationship with five of their six children. Specifically under attack for vagueness is Iowa Code Ann. § 232.41 (1973) which provides that under certain conditions the state court may terminate the parent-child relationship. 1 2It is…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Roe v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Hagans v. LavineSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Loving v. VirginiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by59 opinions
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- Thomas Crowder v. Russell E. LashCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Alsager v. District Court of Polk Cty., IowaDistrict Court, S.D. Iowa · 1975
- Samuel R. President v. Cyrus R. Vance, Secretary, United States Department of StateCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Thomas v. New York CityDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1993
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