Legal Opinion
Boring v. Buncombe County Board of Education
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1996No. 95-2593PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Reversed and remanded by published opinion. Judge MOTZ wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge MURNAGHAN joined. Judge WIDENER wrote a dissenting opinion.
OPINION
DIANA GRIBBON MOTZ, Circuit Judge:
In this case, a high school drama teacher appeals the dismissal of her complaint for failure to state a claim. The district court determined from the face of the teacher’s complaint that the First Amendment did not protect her conduct in selecting, producing, and directing a play that her drama students performed. Although the First Amendment affords a teacher only limited refuge in this context,…
2Cases cited44 opinions
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- Hishon v. King & SpaldingSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Meyer v. NebraskaSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Wilder v. Board of EducationColorado Court of Appeals · 1997
- Boring v. Buncombe County Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1996
- Boring v. Buncombe County Board Of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1998
- Wilder v. Board of EducationColorado Court of Appeals · 1997