Legal Opinion

Heartland Academy Community Church v. Waddle

Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit

Decided February 8, 2010No. 08-3723PublishedCited by 57 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RILEY, Circuit Judge.

This interlocutory appeal is the latest battle in a nearly decade-old conflict between Heartland Christian Academy (HCA) and the State of Missouri. The two not-for-profit corporations that own and operate HCA, Heartland Academy Community Church (HACC) and CNS International Ministries, Inc. (CNS), six former HCA students (Students), and thirteen parents of former HCA students (Parents) (collectively, Heartland) are suing twelve Missouri juvenile officials (Officials) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. 1 Heartland alleges the Officials conspired to raid HCA’s campus and seize scores…

2Cases cited48 opinions

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