Legal Opinion
Jeffrey Stotts v. Community Unit School District No. 1, Thomas F. Leahy, Mike Kindhart
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided October 24, 2000No. 99-4284PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BAUER, Circuit Judge.
Jeffrey Stotts was suspended from his high school’s basketball team because he got a tattoo in violation of a rule governing the personal appearance of boys basketball players. He challenged the constitutionality of the rule, and petitioned the district court for a preliminary injunction. Stotts now appeals the district court’s decision to deny him injunctive relief. We dismiss the case on the ground that it is moot.
I. BACKGROUND
After a local disk jockey called the boys varsity basketball team a bunch of “peanut heads,” the Board of Education for the Community Unit School…
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