Case: School District of Philadelphia v. Doe and Roe

April Term 2002, No. 2677 | Pennsylvania state trial court

Filed Date: 2002

Closed Date: 2002

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Case Summary

This is a state court action, brought by the Philadelphia school system in the Phila. Ct. Common Pleas, April Term 2002. The state court granted a Temporary Restraining Order against planned demonstrations at the Board of Education offices protesting budget cuts and the privatization of certain school functions. After the students' counsel (Kairys, Rudovsky, Messing, Feinberg) who appeared in the case, the injunction was lifted when the parties reached a shared understanding of ground rules for the demonstration. No opinions were written. Our information on the case comes from the students' counsel; we have no written records.

Summary Authors

Margo Schlanger (10/1/2012)

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Case Details

State / Territory: Pennsylvania

Case Type(s):

School Desegregation

Key Dates

Filing Date: 2002

Closing Date: 2002

Case Ongoing: No

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

Plaintiff was the school district of Philadelphia, suing students who wanted to demonstrate at the Board of Education offices protesting budget cuts.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: Unknown

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

School District of Philadelphia (Philadelphia), School District

Defendant Type(s):

Elementary/Secondary School

Case Details

Causes of Action:

State law

Constitutional Clause(s):

Freedom of speech/association

Available Documents:

None of the above

Outcome

Prevailing Party: Defendant

Nature of Relief:

Injunction / Injunctive-like Settlement

Preliminary injunction / Temp. restraining order

Source of Relief:

Settlement

Form of Settlement:

Court Approved Settlement or Consent Decree

Content of Injunction:

Preliminary relief granted

Issues

General:

School/University policies