Legal Opinion
Benjamin R. Brooks, M.D., Mohammed Sanjak, and Jennifer Parnell v. University of Wisconsin Board of Regents, Thomas P. Sutula, and Gregory C. Zalesak
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 14, 2005No. 04-3308PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge.
This dispute arose after the University of Wisconsin Medical School closed a clinic (and a laboratory) devoted to the research and treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. The plaintiffs, the clinic’s founder and two employees, claim that the school closed the clinic because they spoke out against certain actions taken by the chairman of the neurology department. They allege that the closing violated their First Amendment and due process rights. A federal district court entered summary…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- City of San Diego v. RoeSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
- Kenneth D. Colburn, Jr. And Robert M. Khoury v. Trustees of Indiana University, Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., Howard G. SchallerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
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