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GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS ASS'N v. GOHN

Nos. 87-1486, 87-1569.

850 F.2d 361 (1988)

GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, an Unincorporated Association, Appellee, v. Lyle GOHN, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Vice-Chancellor for Student Services at The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Hugh B. Chalmers; Jack L. Williams; Hall McAdams; Kaneaster Hodges; Gus Blass; Morris Andrew Jackson; W. Sykes Harris, Sr.; W. Maurice Smith, Jr.; Jim Blair; and Sandy Ledbetter, in their Official Capacities as Members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Appellants. GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, an Unincorporated Association, Appellant, v. Lyle GOHN, Individually and in his Official Capacity as Vice-Chancellor for Student Services at The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville; Hugh B. Chalmers; Jack L. Williams; Hall McAdams; Kaneaster Hodges; Gus Blass; Morris Andrew Jackson; W. Sykes Harris, Sr.; W. Maurice Smith, Jr.; Jim Blair; and Sandy Ledbetter, in their Official Capacities as Members of the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas, Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Decided June 22, 1988.

Rehearing and Rehearing Denied August 18, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nan D. Hunter, New York City, for GLSA.

Fred H. Harrison, Little Rock, Ark., for Gohn et al.

Before LAY, Chief Judge, and McMILLIAN and ARNOLD, Circuit Judges.

Rehearing and Rehearing En Banc Denied August 18, 1988.

ARNOLD, Circuit Judge.

The Gay and Lesbian Students Association of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville brought this § 1983 action after its funding request was denied by the Student Senate. The GLSA alleged that it was denied funds because of the content of its message, in violation of the First Amendment. The District Court ruled that while the case was not moot, and state action was present...

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