Legal Opinion

Peter S. Helland v. South Bend Community School Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 15, 1996No. 19-1577PublishedCited by 46 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BAUER, Circuit Judge.

The South Bend Community School Corporation removed Peter Helland from its list of substitute teachers because he failed to follow lesson plans, failed to control his students, and improperly interjected religion into his classrooms. Helland believes that the School Corporation unlawfully dismissed him because of his religious beliefs, so he sued under Title VII of the CM Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. § 2000e et seq., 42 U.S.C. § 1983, and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (“RFRA”), 42 U.S.C. § 2000bb. The district court granted the School Corporation’s motion for…

2Cases cited19 opinions

  1. McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  2. Texas Department of Community Affairs v. BurdineSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  3. St. Mary's Honor Center v. HicksSupreme Court of the United States · 1993
  4. Lemon v. KurtzmanSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Edwards v. AguillardSupreme Court of the United States · 1987

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3Cited by46 opinions

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  5. Dan Marchi v. Board of Cooperative Educational Services of Albany, Schoharie, Schenectady, and Saratoga CountiesCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1999

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