Legal Opinion
National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) v. Hunt
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided January 16, 1990No. 89-7245PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JOHNSON, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, et al. (“NAACP”), appeal the district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendants Hunt, et al. (“the state”) on the NAACP’s claims under 42 U.S.C.A. §§ 1983 and 1988, 36 U.S.C.A. § 175(c) (the United States Flag Code), the First, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution, and, under Alabama state law, conspiracy to cause malicious prosecution.
I. STATEMENT OF THE CASE
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