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· 8/11/1986

Lois E. Wren v. W. Nyles Spurlock, Hugh Simmons and Carbon County School District Number One

Citations

  • 798 F.2d 1313
  • 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 27929
  • 34 Educ. L. Rep. 662

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that allegations in letter from majority of teachers to state education association that included report of sexual harassment of several students and other teachers involved matter of public concern
  • affirming an award of punitive damages in § 1983 case based upon the jury’s finding that defen- dants’ acts were “maliciously or wantonly, or oppressively done”
  • finding allegations “presented in the form of a letter from the majority of the school’s faculty members calling for an investigation” involved matter of public concern and emphasizing importance of “[t]his mode of public presentation”

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Judges: McKay, McWilliams, Logan

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