Legal Opinion
Barbara Jean Brown v. Robert Bathke, as Principal of Monroe Junior High School
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided November 10, 1977No. 76-2073PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRIGHT, Circuit Judge.
Barbara Jean Brown, a former teacher at Monroe Junior High School in Omaha, Nebraska, brought this action against the principal of the school, the superintendent, the assistant superintendent, and the members of the Board of Education of the School District of Omaha to redress the termination of her teaching contract prior to the end of the school year, after the Board members discovered that Ms. Brown, a single woman, had become pregnant. She asserted a cause of action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, claiming a deprivation of her constitutional rights under color of state law,…
2Cases cited24 opinions
- Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Goldberg v. KellySupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by32 opinions
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- Paul Frederick Lenea, Cross-Appellant v. Michael P. Lane, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1989
- Dr. Bhartur N. Premachandra v. Dr. Murray G. Mitts, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1984
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