Legal Opinion
Rock v. Levinski
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided June 29, 2015No. 14-2157PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARTZ, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff Joyce Rock was terminated from her position as principal of a school in the Central Consolidated School District (the District) after she spoke at a public meeting in opposition to a proposal by the District’s administration to close her school. Rock sued the District’s Board of Education and Superintendent Don Levin-ski (Defendants) under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that they violated the First Amendment by retaliating against her for her speech. The United States District Court for the District of New Mexico granted summary judgment in favor of Defendants,…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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