Legal Opinion
Janet Lamontagne v. St. Louis Development Corporation, a Missouri Not-For-Profit Corporation, and City of St. Louis, a Municipal Corporation
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 30, 1999No. 98-3156PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.
Janet LaMontagne was an employee of the St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) and an elected Democratic committeewoman for her ward in St. Louis, Missouri. The SLDC, a not-for-profit corporation controlled by the City of St. Louis, adopted a rule prohibiting its employees from seeking or holding office in a political party. When Ms. LaMontagne refused to resign her position as committeewoman, the SLDC terminated her em ployment. Ms. LaMontagne sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1988, alleging that the SLDC and the City of St. Louis had violated her rights under…
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