Perry v. Sindermann
1972 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court decision affecting educational case law involving tenure and due process.
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Quick Facts Perry v. Sindermann, Argued January 18, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 ...
Perry v. Sindermann | |
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Argued January 18, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 | |
Full case name | Perry, et al. v. Sindermann |
Citations | 408 U.S. 593 (more) 92 S. Ct. 2694; 33 L. Ed. 2d 570 |
Case history | |
Prior | Sindermann v. Perry, 430 F.2d 939 (5th Cir. 1970), cert. granted, 403 U.S. 917 (1971). |
Holding | |
Lack of a contractual or tenure right to re-employment, taken alone, did not defeat respondent's claim that the nonrenewal of his contract violated his free speech right under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Stewart, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
Concurrence | Burger |
Dissent | Brennan, joined by Douglas |
Dissent | Marshall |
Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. |
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