/states/minnesota en /seeking-justice/case-docket/sheltonlindstrom-v-anoka-hennepin-school-district <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><p>Desiree Shelton and Sarah Lindstrom were both selected by their classmates as "royalty” for the Snow Days winter events at Champlin Park High School. In an effort to prevent them from walking in the royal procession together as a same-sex couple, the school altered the processional.</p> <p>Traditionally, at the school-wide Snow Days Pep Fest and Coronation, CPHS holds a processional in which the members of the court enter the assembly walking in pairs. CPHS has allowed students elected as royalty to choose their processional partner if they have a preference. When two students who are boyfriend and girlfriend are selected, it has been common practice to allow them to walk in the processional together. But after the students selected Lindstrom and Shelton as "royalty,” the school altered this part of the festivities to prevent Shelton and Lindstrom from walking in the processional as a same-sex couple.</p> <p>The school's actions were a clear violation of these students' rights under the First and 14th Amendments to the United States Constitution, the Minnesota Constitution and the Minnesota Human Rights Act, according to the lawsuit. Less than 24 hours after filing the lawsuit, the �IJʿ��� reached a settlement agreement with school officials that allowed the girls to walk as a couple in the royal processional.  The National Center for Lesbian Rights and Faegre &amp; Benson LLP acted as co-counsel.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-publish-date field-type-date field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Date Filed</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><span class="date-display-single">January 28, 2011</span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-case-status field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Status</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even ">Settled</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-case-court field-type-text field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Court where filed</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even ">United States District Court for the District of Minnesota</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-issue-area field-type-entityreference field-label-above"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Issue Area</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><a href="/issues/lgbtq-rights">LGBTQ Rights</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-case-plaintiffs field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Plaintiffs</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even ">Desiree Shelton and Sarah Lindstrom</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-case-defendants field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Defendants</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even ">Anoka-Hennepin School District; Champlin Park High School; Dennis Carlson, in his official capacity as the superintendent of Anoka-Hennepin School District; Michael George, in his official capacity as the Principal of Champlin Park High School;</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-documents field-type-file field-label-above"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Related Documents</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><span class="file"><img class="file-icon" alt="PDF icon" title="application/pdf" src="/modules/file/icons/application-pdf.png" /> <a href="/sites/default/files/d6_legacy_files/downloads/case/�IJʿ���_anoka_complaint.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=1412077" title="�IJʿ���_anoka_complaint.pdf">Complaint</a></span></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-field-case-counsel field-type-text-long field-label-inline clearfix"> <div class="field-label"><h2>Co-Counsel</h2></div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><p>Faegre and Benson LLP<br /> National Center for Lesbian Rights</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-name-title-field field-type-text field-label-hidden"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item even "><h1>Shelton/Lindstrom v. 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