Legal Opinion
Manley v. Bruce Law & Hinsdale Twp. High Sch. Dist. 86
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided May 10, 2018No. 16-3846PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Hamilton, Circuit Judge.
*888American politics is not for the thin-skinned. In this case, a dispute between an elected school board member and a student outside a high school play escalated quickly. The school board launched an investigation into the board member's alleged bullying of the student. The board member and her husband filed this lawsuit, originally to try to stop the investigation. After that did not work, the plaintiffs asserted that the school board and superintendent violated their federal constitutional rights by conducting the investigation and publicly criticizing the board…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Cleveland Board of Education v. LoudermillSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Carey v. PiphusSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Goss v. LopezSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
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3Cited by68 opinions
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- Jason Gonzales v. Michael J. MadiganCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2021
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