Legal Opinion
Roberts v. Van Buren Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided September 11, 1985No. 84-2244PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHN R. GIBSON, Circuit Judge.
Estella Roberts and Bertha Burden appeal a judgment entered on a jury verdict against them on their claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982) that the Van Burén Public Schools Board of Directors impermissibly failed to renew their teaching contracts in retaliation for their exercise of their first amendment rights. The teachers argue that the district court erred in submitting to the jury the constitutional issue of whether their conduct was protected speech. We vacate and remand on the first amendment issue as to Roberts insofar as her claim is based on certain union…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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- Mitchell v. ForsythSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
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