Legal Opinion
James Galdikas, Catherine Hansen, Carol D. Hedgspeth v. Stuart I. Fagan, Paula Wolff, Harry Klein
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 16, 2003No. 02-2210PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs, a group of former graduate students in the Master of Social Work (“MSW”) program at Governor’s State University (“GSU”), brought this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against various GSU officers and members of the GSU Board of Trustees (collectively, “the defendants”) in their individual capacities. They alleged violations of substantive and procedural due process, as well as conspiracy to prevent the exercise of their First Amendment rights. Finally, they alleged retaliation for the exercise of their First Amendment rights. The plaintiffs also…
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