Legal Opinion
Richard Anderson Photography v. Brown
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 20, 1988No. 87-1610PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES DICKSON PHILLIPS, Circuit Judge:
This appeal presents the questions whether the eleventh amendment provides immunity to a state educational institution, its governing board, and one of its officials, as sued in her official capacity, on a claim for damages under the Copyright Act of 1976, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq. (the Act), and whether state law provides immunity to the state official as sued in her individual capacity. The district court found both eleventh amendment and state law immunity and dismissed all the claims. We affirm the dismissals on eleventh amendment grounds as to the…
2Cases cited14 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Edelman v. JordanSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
- Atascadero State Hospital v. ScanlonSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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3Cited by15 opinions
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- Maryland Stadium Authority v. Ellerbe Becket Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2005
- Seminole Tribe of Florida v. State of Fla.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1992
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