Legal Opinion

Marcella Ann Cromley v. Board of Education of Lockport Township High School District 205, Donald E. Weber, Richard J. Dittle

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided March 3, 1994No. 93-1300PublishedCited by 92 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

RIPPLE, Circuit Judge.

Marcella Ann Cromley, a high school teacher, brought an action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. She claimed that she had been denied various administrative positions because she had exercised her right to free speech as guaranteed by the First Amendment and made applicable to the states by the Fourteenth Amendment. The district court granted summary judgment to the defendants Board of Education of Lockport Township High School District 205 and its superintendent, assistant superintendent, principal, and one teacher (the “defendants”). It also denied Ms. Cromley’s motion to…

2Cases cited21 opinions

  1. Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
  2. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
  4. Price Waterhouse v. HopkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
  5. Alfred B. Freeman v. Chicago Musical Instrument Co.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982

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3Cited by92 opinions

  1. Margaret H. Wright v. Illinois Department of Children & Family ServicesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1994
  2. Kala v. Aluminum Smelting & Refining Co.Ohio Supreme Court · 1998
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  4. Ann S. Mullin v. Edmond Gettinger, Burton Witthuhn, and Eric StifflerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
  5. Tabor v. City of ChicagoDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1998

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