Legal Opinion
Brittany Morrow v. Barry Balaski
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided June 5, 2013No. 11-2000PublishedCited by 560 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
McKEE, Chief Circuit Judge,
with whom SLOVITER, SCIRICA, RENDELL, AMBRO (joining in judgment as expressed), SMITH, FISHER, CHAGARES, HARDIMAN, and GREENAWAY, JR., Circuit Judges join.
As is so often the case, the issues in this appeal arise from unsettling facts presented by sympathetic plaintiffs.1 We are asked to decide whether public schools have a constitutional duty to protect students from abuse inflicted by fellow students under the circumstances alleged here.
Appellants, Brittany and Emily Morrow, and their parents, Bradley and Diedre Morrow, brought this action…
2Cases cited29 opinions
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- County of Sacramento v. LewisSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
- DeShaney v. Winnebago County Department of Social ServicesSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Collins v. City of Harker HeightsSupreme Court of the United States · 1992
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