Vlaming v. West Point School Board

Docket Number20-1940
Decision Date20 August 2021
Doe, a student at a public school in Virginia, had recently undergone a gender transition. Vlaming, Doe’s French teacher, refused to use male pronouns to refer to Doe. Vlaming argued that using male pronouns to refer to someone who was born a female violated his religious beliefs. Eventually, the superintendent placed Vlaming on administrative leave and recommended his dismissal. After a hearing, the School Board dismissed Vlaming for failure to comply with his superiors’ directives and violations of policies prohibiting discrimination and harassment...

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  • Mayor & City Council of Balt. v. BP P.L.C.
    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • 7 Abril 2022
    ...that state-law claims must "hinge on the determination of a federal issue" to fulfill Grable 's first prong. Vlaming v. W. Point Sch. Bd. , 10 F.4th 300, 306 (4th Cir. 2021).Defendants never identify what federal question is a "necessary element" for any of Baltimore's state-law claims.10 S......
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    • United States
    • U.S. Court of Appeals — Fourth Circuit
    • 20 Agosto 2021
    ... ... testimony was inadmissible under Daubert because his opinions all relied on the irrelevant point that ODC should have known of the dangers that its handhold design posed. According to ODC, in ... ...
  • Dagostine v. Pendleton
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Southern District of West Virginia
    • 15 Noviembre 2022
    ... ... forecloses any argument that their case arises under federal ... law. Vlaming v. W. Point Sch. Bd. , 10 F.4th 300, 306 ... (4th Cir. 2021) (“To necessarily raise a ... ...
  • Rivas-Lemus v. Henrico Cnty.
    • United States
    • U.S. District Court — Eastern District of Virginia
    • 27 Septiembre 2022
    ... ... under different sources of constitutional law.'” ... Vlaming ... under different sources of constitutional law.'” ... Vlaming v. W. Point ... under different sources of constitutional law.'” ... Vlaming v. W. Point Sch ... ...
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