Legal Opinion
Regina McCormick v. Miami University
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided September 10, 2012No. 11-3614PublishedCited by 325 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
DAMON J. KEITH, Circuit Judge.
Regina McCormick was pursuing a graduate degree in psychology at Miami University in Ohio when she was diagnosed with several illnesses that slowed her progress in her graduate studies. After the faculty voted against promoting McCormick to doctoral status, she filed suit against the university and its officials, alleging discrimination on the basis of race and disability in violation of state and federal laws. To circumvent the expired two-year statute of limitations for a 42 U.S.C. § 1983 claim — which provides an express cause of action against state…
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