Legal Opinion
Grove v. Mead School District No. 354
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided February 22, 1985No. Nos. 83-3690, 83-3784PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EUGENE A. WRIGHT, Circuit Judge:
At issue here is a school board’s refusal to remove a book from a sophomore English literature curriculum based on plaintiffs’ religious objections to the book. Plaintiffs brought this civil rights suit arguing that use of the book violates the religion clauses of the First Amendment.
The district court granted summary judgment to defendants, finding no violation of the Constitution. We also must decide whether plaintiffs have standing to bring this suit, whether they were given adequate notice that the district court was considering a grant of summary judgment,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Allen v. WrightSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Valley Forge Christian College v. Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Village of Arlington Heights v. Metropolitan Housing Development Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1977
- McGowan v. MarylandSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
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3Cited by24 opinions
- Cammack v. WaiheeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1991
- Jack West, Leroy Swanson, and Margarety Swanson, for Themselves and on Behalf of All Other Similarly Situated v. Multibanco Comermex, S.A., a Corp., Philip B. Thompson, Anrienne S. Thompson, Donald S. Logan, Etta A. Logan, for Themselves and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Bancomer, S.N.C., a Corp., George M. Davies, June H. Davies, Anthony J. Greco, Evelyn A. Greco, for Themselves and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Banco Nacional De Mexico, S.A. AKA Banamex, a Corp.Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1987
- Douglas E. Brown Katherine E. Brown v. Woodland Joint Unified School District, Woodland Parents Group, Defendant-Intervenor-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1994
- United States v. Jacqueline Allen, Clare Grady, Dean Hammer, Elizabeth McAlister Vern Rossman, Kathleen Rumpf, Karl SmithCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1985
- Martin v. D.C. Metropolitan Police DepartmentCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
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