Legal Opinion
Seamons v. Snow
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 20, 2000No. 98-4152, 98-4155PublishedCited by 111 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SEYMOUR, Chief Judge.
This case arises out of the locker-room assault of a high school football player, Brian Seamons, by several of his teammates. Brian filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the school’s football coach and principal, as well as the school district. He argues his rights under the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment were violated when he was suspended and later dismissed from the football team because he refused to apologize for reporting the assault to the police and school authorities. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of all defendants.…
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