Legal Opinion

Shaun Dunn and Bill McCullough v. Fairfield Community High School District No. 225

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided October 15, 1998No. 98-1234PublishedCited by 56 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Shaun Dunn and Bill McCullough were both budding musicians who participated as guitar players in the high school band program at Fairfield Community High School, operated by the defendant Fairfield Community High School District No. 225. (We refer to them both as “Fairfield,” as there is no distinction important to this appeal.) Fair-field prohibited its band members from departing from the planned musical program during band performances, and it specifically forbade guitar solos during the performances. In direct defiance of those rules and their teacher’s…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. Mathews v. EldridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
  2. Graham v. ConnorSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  3. Wolff v. McDonnellSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Albright v. OliverSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
  5. County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998

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3Cited by56 opinions

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  4. Barbara M. Ryan and William O. Gillespie v. Illinois Department of Children and Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1999
  5. Seal v. MorganCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000

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