Legal Opinion
Craig v. Rich Township High School District 227
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 3, 2013No. 13-1398PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge.
In 2012, Bryan Craig self-published a short book of adult relationship advice entitled “It’s Her Fault.” And when we say “adult,” we mean it in every sense of the word — in his book, Craig repeatedly discusses sexually provocative themes and uses sexually explicit terminology. Eventually, Craig’s employer, a school district located in Chicago’s south suburbs, learned of the publication of Craig’s book and decided to terminate his employment because of it. Craig sued the school district, the school board, and several board members under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 alleging that…
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