Legal Opinion
Montgomery v. Carr
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 4, 1996No. 94-4289PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
In this case brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, we settle an issue left open in Wright v. MetroHealth Med. Ctr., 58 F.3d 1130, 1134 n. 3 (6th Cir.1995)—the appropriate level of scrutiny to be applied to an alleged First Amendment associational rights violation caused by a governmental anti-nepotism policy. The plaintiffs, Suzanne and Charles G. Montgomery, are married teachers who work in the same public vocational school district. The anti-nepotism policy in this ease caused Suzanne Montgomery to transfer to another school in the same system. We hold that rational basis…
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