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[ciroccoj]

Re. a case where a (male) student wanted to attend his (Catholic school) prom with his (male) boyfriend, was told he couldn't, and sued the school board: "R. MacKinnon J granted the injunction restraining the defendants from preventing his attendance at the prom with his boyfriend."

Wha?

Surely there's an easier way to write this.

Comments

[jennifus.livejournal.com]

It's because it's a Catholic school. Catholic schools never give on that shit.

[bast2.livejournal.com]

That last sentence makes no sense:

granted the injunction restraining the defendants from preventing his attendance

Is that clear to you?

[ladystarstruck.livejournal.com]

It makes sense to me, but at least I've heard of the case before. Without that background it would be much harder to interpret.

Case where a male student was not permitted to attend his prom with his boyfriend and sued the school board. MacKinnon granted the injunction preventing the defendants from blocking his attendance.

hrm.

[jessebee.livejournal.com]

Ouch. I think my eyes hurt....

[officerjudy.livejournal.com]

Wow. Maybe I'm really ignorant, but I didn't think that dangly partsiples existed in law...