Legal Opinion
James v. West Virginia Board of Regents
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided January 13, 1971No. Civ. A. 1159PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CHRISTIE, District Judge:
This case involves an action brought pursuant to the provisions of 42 U.S. C.A. §§ 1983 and 1985, 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343, and the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, wherein the plaintiff seeks to vindicate his right to do student practice teaching in the public schools of Mercer County, West Virginia, and to recover compensatory and punitive damages from the defendants for depriving him of that right. Named as defendants are The West Virginia Board of Regents; 1 Dr. Wendell G. Hardway, President of Blue-field State College; Dr.…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Chaplinsky v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- West Virginia State Board of Education v. BarnetteSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Michelson v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1949
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Ewing v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1998
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- Frances Fisher v. James SnyderCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1973
- Fox v. Board of EducationWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1977
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