Legal Opinion
Trotman v. Board of Trustees of Lincoln University
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided November 25, 1980No. 79-2490PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Circuit Judge.
It is unfortunate that resort to the courts has been deemed necessary in a case of this kind. Almost all litigation between individuals has an emotional aspect for the parties. But when the controversy arises out of deep divisions in the academic community, as does this one, the judicial process seems particularly inapt. The academic process entails, at its core, open communication leading to reasoned decisions. Our society assumes, in almost all cases with good rea*219son, that different views within the academic community will be tested in an…
2Cases cited39 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Grayned v. City of RockfordSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- Cybyske v. Independent School District No. 196, Rosemount-Apple ValleySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1984
- Zamboni v. StamlerCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1988
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