Legal Opinion
Victory Through Jesus Sports Ministry Foundation v. Lee's Summit R-7 School District
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided May 20, 2011No. 10-2296PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOKEN, Circuit Judge.
Victory Through Jesus Sports Ministry Foundation (‘Victory”) commenced this § 1983 action seeking injunctive and declaratory relief and damages against Lee’s Summit R-7 School District (“the District”) and its Superintendent. The complaint alleged that defendants violated Victory’s rights under the First Amendment and the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment by refusing Victory equal access to the District’s “Backpack Flyers for Students” program. Victory filed a motion for preliminary injunction, and the parties consolidated the evidentiary hearing on that…
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