Legal Opinion
Sullivan Ex Rel. Sullivan v. Houston Independent School District
District Court, S.D. Texas
Decided November 17, 1969No. Civ. A. 69-H-266PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
SEALS, District Judge.
This action was instituted on behalf of two Houston high school students who were expelled from Sharpstown Junior/Senior High School for the remainder of the 1968-1969 term because of their involvement in the production and distribution of a “newspaper” called the Pflashlyte (see appendix A.) which criticized school officials. The complaint was filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 and 28 U.S.C.A. § 1343(3) and it prayed for an injunctive order reinstating the two students and also for declaratory and injunctive relief in an attack against the…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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- Cantwell v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- Connally v. General Construction Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1926
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. ButtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by51 opinions
- Lynch v. BaxleyDistrict Court, M.D. Alabama · 1974
- Burt Fujishima v. Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1972
- Glen K. Winnick v. John J. Manning, Jr., Associate Dean of Students, University of ConnecticutCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Quarterman v. ByrdCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1971
- Banks v. Board of Public Instruction of Dade CountyDistrict Court, S.D. Florida · 1970
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