Legal Opinion
Castle v. Colonial School District
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided July 19, 1996No. Civ. A. 95-6685PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
WALDMAN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs are teachers employed by the Colonial School District. Defendants are the School District and members of its governing school board. Plaintiffs seek a declaration that a School District policy prohibiting school employees from engaging in political activities on School District property at any time violates plaintiffs’ First Amendment rights when invoked to prevent off-duty employees from soliciting votes at official polling places which happen to be on school property. Plaintiffs also seek to enjoin defendants from enforcing that policy to bar…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Williams v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter CarriersSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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