United States Eighth Circuit

Grant of motion for judgment on the pleadings for defendant, the director of a law school clinical program, in a civil rights suit is reversed where plaintiff alleged that he was denied participation in the program strictly due to his speech, thus sufficiently stating a claim for a violation of his constitutional rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/05/2006
• Published 01/05/2006

Judges

• COLLOTON, Circuit Judge., Before COLLOTON, McMILLIAN, and BENTON, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Eighth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Walter M. Weber, argued, Washington, D.C, for appellant., Douglas A. Bahr, argued, Solicitor General, Office of the Attorney General, Bismarck, ND, for appellant.