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Bach v. School Bd. of the City of Virginia Beach

District Court, E.D. Virginia

Decided April 27, 2001No. Civ.A. 200CV516PublishedCited by 2 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION AND ORDER

MORGAN, District Judge.

Procedural History

On Thursday, March 15, 2001, the Court held a bench trial in this case and took the matter under advisement. This Order sets forth the judgment of the Court.

On July 11, 2000, the Plaintiffs filed suit against the Virginia Beach School Board and its Chairman, Daniel Edwards, charging that the provision in the Virginia Beach School Board’s Bylaws (“Bylaws”) prohibiting “personal attacks” during the public comment period of School Board meetings is unconstitutional. The Plaintiffs attacked the provision on three grounds: (1) it is an…

2Cases cited10 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
  3. Cornelius v. NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
  4. Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  5. First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978

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3Cited by2 opinions

  1. Steinburg v. Chesterfield County Planning CommissionCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2008
  2. Riggins v. BerlinDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 2023

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