Legal Opinion
Lee-Thomas v. Prince George's County Public Schools
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided January 11, 2012No. 10-1699PublishedCited by 207 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge KING wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge DAVIS joined. Judge KEENAN wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
KING, Circuit Judge:
Defendant-appellant Prince George’s County Public Schools (the school “Board”) appeals from the district court’s partial rejection of the Board’s assertion of immunity under the Eleventh Amendment. Although it recognized that the Board enjoys some measure of Eleventh Amendment immunity, the court ruled that the State of Maryland has waived such immunity for damage claims of $100,000 or less. See Lee-Thomas v. Bd. of Educ. of…
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