Legal Opinion
Cuff Ex Rel. BC v. Valley Cent. School Dist.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 26, 2010No. 07 Civ. 10996 (JSR)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
JED S. RAKOFF, District Judge.
Plaintiffs William and Margaret Cuff bring this § 1988 action on behalf of their son, “B.C.,” to challenge disciplinary measures taken by school administrators after B.C., in connection with a class assignment, made a drawing perceived to be threatening and violent. Plaintiffs allege that by suspending B.C. and thereafter refusing to expunge his disciplinary record, defendants Valley Central School District and Barbara Knecht, the principal of B.C.’s elementary school, violated B.C.’s First Amendment right to free expression. By Opinion and Order…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Wood v. StricklandSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Morse v. FrederickSupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Doninger Ex Rel. Doninger v. NiehoffCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2008
- Lowery v. EuverardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2007
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3Cited by4 opinions
- CUFF EX REL. BC v. Valley Cent. School Dist.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012
- TC v. Valley Central School DistrictDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 2011
- J.R. v. Penns Manor Area Sch. Dist.District Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 2019
- CUFF EX REL. BC v. Valley Cent. School Dist.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2012