Shirley Phelps-Roper v. Jeremiah Nixon

Eighth Circuit: October 31, 2008

Appeal from the Western District of Missouri

Before: Bowman, Smith, Bye

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Tagged: military, first amendment

Authorities Cited: United States Code 42 U.S.C. § 1983 42 U.S.C. § 1988 Supreme Court 308 U.S. 147, 151-152 427 U.S. 347, 373 466 U.S. 789, 798 485 U.S. 312, 318 487 U.S. 474 491 U.S. 781, 791 492 U.S. 469, 478 512 U.S. 622, 642 512 U.S. 753, 768 530 U.S. 703, 724-725 535 U.S. 425, 448 Circuit Courts 640 F.2d 109, 113 52 F.3d 772, 774-775 88 F.3d 1511 92 F.3d 655, 662 97 F.3d 1137, 1140-1141 154 F.3d 281, 288 192 F.3d 1176, 1178-1180 196 F.3d 186, 201 210 F.3d 887, 898 248 F.3d 738, 743-744 288 F.3d 1309, 1322 420 F.3d 1308, 1310 428 F.3d 1139, 1145 509 F.3d 480 529 F.3d 356 530 F.3d 724, 732-733 539 F.3d 356, 362-373 232 F. Supp. 2d 1337, 1353 453 F. Supp. 2d 975, 979-992 504 F. Supp. 2d 691, 696

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