Legal Opinion
Lee v. Board of Regents of State Colleges
District Court, W.D. Wisconsin
Decided December 15, 1969No. 68-C-61PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES E. DOYLE, District Judge.
This is an action brought under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which plaintiffs seek a declaration that they have been deprived of rights secured to them by the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the United States Constitution. Jurisdiction of this court is asserted under 28 U.S.C. § 1343 and 28 U.S.C. § 2201.
Plaintiffs allege that under chapter 37 of the Wisconsin Statutes, the defendant Board of Regents of State Colleges [now known as the Board of Regents of State Universities] is empowered to govern and manage “the branch of higher…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- United States v. MississippiSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
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3Cited by20 opinions
- Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Democratic National CommitteeSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Jack K. Lee v. The Board of Regents of State CollegesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1971
- American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia, Inc. v. Radford CollegeDistrict Court, W.D. Virginia · 1970
- Stebbins v. WeaverDistrict Court, W.D. Wisconsin · 1975
- Sinn v. the Daily NebraskanCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1987
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