Legal Opinion
Robin Magee v. Trustees of Hamline University
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 27, 2014No. 13-1976PublishedCited by 153 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BENTON, Circuit Judge.
Robin K. Magee was terminated by the law school of Hamline University. She sued under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the university, the dean, and the president of the St. Paul Police Federation (SPPF) conspired with the St. Paul Police Department to deny her constitutional right to freedom of speech. The district court 1 dismissed the complaint for failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). The district court also denied as futile Magee’s motion to add the SPPF as a party. She appeals. Having jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291, this court…
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