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· 5/20/1985

T. Dewey Harden, Jr. v. Ralph Adams, Individually and as President of Troy State University

Citations

  • 760 F.2d 1158
  • 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29999
  • 24 Educ. L. Rep. 739

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  • holding that the Eleventh Amendment bars suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Troy State University
  • holding that the Eleventh Amendment bars suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against Troy State University
  • holding that Alabama’s state university boards are state agencies for 5 Case: 14-12966 Date Filed: 09/02/2015 Page: 6 of 8 purposes of the Eleventh Amendment
  • holding that Alabama’s state university boards are state agencies for purposes of the Eleventh Amendment
  • holding that Troy State University, Board of Trustees, and individual appellees were immune to suit
  • stating that the Alabama Supreme Court has held that Alabama universities are instrumentalities or agencies of the state

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Judges: Kravitch, Johnson, Tuttle

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