United States Eighth Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants on former principal's First Amendment claims is affirmed; she provided no evidence that her termination was motivated by her speech. Summary judgment for defendants on her liberty and property interest due process claims is affirmed, as nothing defendants did or said was stigmatizing and her reassignment and termination complied with Missouri law governing rehiring of teachers and administrators.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/13/2004
• Published 04/13/2004

Judges

• WOLLMAN, Circuit Judge., Before WOLLMAN, RICHARD S. ARNOLD, and MORRIS SHEPPARD ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Karen Kristine Howard, argued, Kansas City, MO (Joseph Y. DeCuyper, Jr., on the brief), for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Blumeyer Weaver, St. Louis, MO (Joan Z. Cohen on the brief), for appellee.