Legal Opinion
Lawrence S. Wagle v. H. Max Murray, as Principal of the R. A. Long High School
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 19, 1977No. 73-2066PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BROWNING, Circuit Judge.
Appellant brought this action under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, against the principal of R. A. Long High School, Longview, Washington, the superintendent and members of the board of directors of the Longview School District, and the school district itself. 1 He alleged that appellees terminated his employment as a history teacher at the high school because of his exercise of his First Amendment right of free speech, and in violation of his Fourteenth Amendment right to procedural due process. He sought reinstatement, back pay, damages, attorneys’…
2Cases cited43 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Monroe v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Steffel v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- McKart v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Savarese v. AgrissCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1989
- Robert George Heath v. James W. ClearyCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1983
- Castelaz v. City of MilwaukeeWisconsin Supreme Court · 1980
- Hildebrand v. Board of Trustees of Michigan State UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1979
- Valcourt v. HylandDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1980
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