Weingarten v. BD. OF EDUC. OF CITY SCHOOL DIST.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

LEWIS A. KAPLAN, District Judge.

Plaintiffs, the president of the United Federation of Teachers (“UFT”) and three New York City public school teachers, claim that the New York City school chancellor’s regulation barring teachers from wearing political campaign buttons in Board of Education (“BOE”) buildings violates their rights under the First Amendment and the New York State Constitution. The matter is before the Court on cross motions for summary judgment. The Court assumes familiarity with its previous opinion on plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction. 1

Facts

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