Legal Opinion
Baraka v. McGreevey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided March 21, 2007No. 05-2361PublishedCited by 1,051 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SCIRICA, Chief Judge.
This appeal arises from an action brought by Amiri Baraka under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1988 and 1988 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201 against officials, employees, and entities of the State of New Jersey. Baraka alleges defendants violated his constitutional rights by eliminating his position as poet laureate of New Jersey. The District Court dismissed Baraka’s complaint under Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) for failure to .state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We will affirm.
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Amiri Baraka, a poet, was appointed poet laureate of New Jersey in July 2002, by Governor James…
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