Legal Opinion
Joe Harold Williams v. Lloyd Eaton, as Football Coach of the University of Wyoming
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided October 31, 1972No. 72-1078PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HOLLOWAY, Circuit Judge.
This appeal is a sequel to our earlier consideration of this controversy involving several Black athletes of the University of Wyoming football team. They were dismissed from the team following a dispute over their intentions to wear black armbands during a football game with Brigham Young University. After their dismissal they sought relief by this civil rights action, claiming violation of First Amendment rights.
In the prior appeal we affirmed in part, sustaining the dismissal of claims against the State of Wyoming and all damage claims, but reversed a summary…
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