Legal Opinion

Student Coalition for Peace v. Lower Merion School District Board of School Directors

Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Decided November 5, 1985No. 85-1092PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION OF THE COURT

SEITZ, Circuit Judge.

Appellant Student Coalition for Peace, a student organization at Lower Merion High School, appeals from the district court’s denial of its request for a permanent injunction ordering the appellee School Board to permit it to use school property for a “Peace Fair.” Appellant rests its claim on the First Amendment and the recently-enacted Equal Access Act, 20 U.S.C.A. §§ 4071 et seq. (Supp.1985). We have jurisdiction by virtue of 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1982).

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The Student Coalition for Peace (SCP) is a student organization at Lower Merion High School (LMHS),…

2Cases cited31 opinions

  1. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  2. Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  3. Singleton v. WulffSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  4. Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  5. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. United States v. BjerkeCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
  2. Nurre v. WhiteheadCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  3. Student Coalition For Peace v. Lower Merion School District Board Of School DirectorsCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1985
  4. San Diego Committee Against Registration and the Draft (Card), Plaintiff v. The Governing Board of the Grossmont Union High School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1986

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