Legal Opinion
Bell v. Little Axe Independent School District No. 70
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1985No. Nos. 83-1458, 83-1493PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff parents Joann Bell and Lucille McCord sued the Little Axe Independent School District,1 the school board and its individual members, and several administrative officials (the District) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1982), claiming that various District policies and practices violated the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment. In their initial complaint, Bell and McCord sought injunctive relief against the District for permitting religious meetings to be held on school premises during school hours and for permitting the distribution of Bibles at the school.…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Piver v. Pender County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1987
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