Legal Opinion
Betty J. Archie v. City of Racine, Ronald W. Chiapete, and George W. Giese
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 23, 1988No. 86-1783PublishedCited by 464 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
*1213EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
The Bill of Rights limits the power of government. It insists that the government refrain from acting in certain spheres. Yet it is possible to restate most actions as corresponding inactions with the same effect, and to show that inaction may have the same effects as a forbidden action. So, for example, the Supreme Court has implied from the First Amendment “rights of access” to some information held by the government, reasoning that the right to speak implies a right to know, and that the government would be forbidden to suppress publication of the information if…
2Cases cited98 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Estelle v. GambleSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Anderson v. CreightonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. HaldermanSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
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3Cited by464 opinions
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gibson v. City of ChicagoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- Sameric Corporation Of Delaware, Inc. v. City Of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1998
- Teresa A. Pyles v. Robert S. Raisor, Ray L. SabbatineCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
- Hare v. City of Corinth, Miss.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1996
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