Legal Opinion
Kimbrough v. Arkansas Activities Ass'n
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided April 18, 1978No. 77-1715PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HEANEY, Circuit Judge.
Mark Kimbrough appeals from the District Court’s denial of his motion for an award of attorney’s fees pursuant to the Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976, 42 U.S.C. § 1988. We reverse and remand.
Kimbrough, a black high school student, brought this suit under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 *425and 1983 in July, 1976, challenging a ruling by the Arkansas Activities Association (AAA) and its executive director which held him ineligible for interscholastic athletic competition during his senior year of high school. Kimbrough alleged that the AAA’s “Eight Semester Rule”1 was…
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