Legal Opinion
Albert R. Piarowski v. Illinois Community College District 515, Prairie State College
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 1985No. 84-1152PublishedCited by 83 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
Prairie State College is a junior college owned by the State of Illinois and located just to the south of Chicago; it has 6,000 students. Albert Piarowski is the chairman of its art department. The president and other top officials of the college, defendants along with the college in this federal civil-rights suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, ordered Piarowski to remove from a public exhibit in the college three works of art that he had created and was displaying there. He claims that by doing this the defendants (whose action, none deny, was state action) violated his rights…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Miller v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Perry Education Ass'n v. Perry Local Educators' Ass'nSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Regents of the University of California v. BakkeSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
15 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by83 opinions
- John C. Bonnell and Nancy L. Bonnell v. Albert Lorenzo, William MacQueen and Gus J. Demas, Mark CousensCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2001
- Jiri Mucha v. Charles KingCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Mary May v. Evansville-Vanderburgh School Corp.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1986
- Chicago Acorn, Seiu Local No. 880, and Ted Thomas v. Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority, Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1998
- Chicago Board of Education v. Substance, Inc. And George N. SchmidtCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2003
78 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.