Legal Opinion
Cecilia Lacks v. Ferguson Reorganized School District R-2
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided June 22, 1998No. 97-1859PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RICHARD S. ARNOLD, Chief Judge.
In this casé Ferguson-Florissant Reorganized School District (“the school board") appeals the District Court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff, Cecilia Lacks, on Lacks’s claim under Missouri law that her termination by the board was not supported by substantial evidence. The school board also appeals a jury verdict in favor of Lacks on First Amendment and race discrimination claims. We reverse and remand for the entry of judgment in favor of the defendant school district. We hold, among other things,' that a school district does not violate…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. GreenSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- City of Chicago v. International College of SurgeonsSupreme Court of the United States · 1997
- Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by52 opinions
- Robert Downs v. Los Angeles Unified School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2000
- Adam Henerey v. City Of St. Charles, School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1999
- John Woods v. City of BerwynCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2015
- Ex parte BeckCourt of Criminal Appeals of Texas · 2017
- Willa Russell v. City of Kansas City, MissouriCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2005
47 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.