Legal Opinion
Coen v. Harrison County School Board
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 23, 1981No. 79-3970PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Per curiam
The plaintiffs in this civil rights case appeal from a grant of one hundred dollars in attorney’s fees, contending that the amount is too low. We affirm.
The plaintiffs are a unit of the Ku Klux Klan and two of its officers. In 1977 and 1978 they requested permission from the School Board of Harrison County, Mississippi, to hold an “Americanism Rally” at the ballpark facilities of Saucier Elementary School in Saucier, Mississippi. The School Board denied their requests.
*26The plaintiffs filed this suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976), alleging deprivations of their first and fourteenth amendment…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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- Morrow v. DillardCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1978
- Edward Brown v. Robert E. L. Culpepper, Jr., Superior Court Judge of the South Georgia Judicial CircuitCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Iranian Students Association v. Edwin EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1979
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3Cited by29 opinions
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- Victoria Posada v. Lamb County, TexasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Jane Doe, Individually and on Behalf of Others Similarly Situated, Jacob D. Adams, M.D. v. George D. Busbee, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Bert Williams v. John R. LeatherburyCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Devine v. SutermeisterCourt of Appeals for the Federal Circuit · 1984
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