Fricke v. Lynch
Rhode Island LGBT court case 1980 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fricke v. Lynch, 491 F. Supp. 381 (D.R.I. 1980), was a decision in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island that upheld the right of Aaron Fricke to bring a same-sex date to a high school dance. The Court ruled that existing free speech doctrine protected gay and lesbian students' rights to attend their proms with same-sex dates of their choice. The case was "one of the first successful victories in the courtroom for an LGBT issue involving young people, and is routinely cited each year in numerous cases surrounding the rights of students to bring same-sex dates to school functions."
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Court | United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island |
Full case name | Aaron Fricke v. Richard B. Lynch, in his official capacity as Principal of Cumberland High School |
Decided | May 28, 1980 |
Docket nos. | Civ. A. No. 80-214 |
Citation | 491 F. Supp. 381 |
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Judge sitting | Raymond James Pettine |
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LGBT rights |
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