Legal Opinion
Dayton Christian Schools, Inc. v. Ohio Civil Rights Commission
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 26, 1985No. 84-3124PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONTIE, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiffs Dayton Christian Schools, Inc., et al. appeal the district court’s order dismissing their complaint pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 seeking declaratory and in-junctive relief from application of the Ohio Civil Rights Act, Ohio Rev.Code Ann. § 4112.01 et seq. (Page 1959). 1 Finding that the First Amendment to the United States Constitution proscribes application of the state statute in this context, we reverse.
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In January 1979, Linda Hoskinson, a teacher at Dayton Christian Schools (DCS), informed DCS Principal James Rakestraw that she was pregnant. When Rakestraw…
2Cases cited89 opinions
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3Cited by29 opinions
- Ohio Civil Rights Commission v. Dayton Christian Schools, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
- Officer Melissa Kallstrom v. City of ColumbusCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1998
- Larry Blalock v. Metals Trades, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1985
- United States v. Jesus Rhadames Deleon-Rodriguez, Jesus Rhadames Deleon-RodriguezCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Christ the King Regional High School v. CulvertCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1987
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