Legal Opinion
Pickus v. Board of Education
Illinois Supreme Court
Decided November 27, 1956No. Nos. 34124, 34125, ConsPublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. ChiEE Justice KlingbiEl
delivered the opinion of the court:
These appeals question the validity of section 30b of “An Act in relation to State finance,” (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1955, chap. 127, par. 166b,) which withholds compensation from State employees who refuse to sign the loyalty affidavit therein set forth. Also presented is the question of its applicability to teachers in the public schools of Chicago.
Two complaints, for injunction and declaratory judgment respectively, were filed in the circuit court of Cook County against the Chicago Board of Education and its members. The respective…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Adler v. Board of Ed. of City of New YorkSupreme Court of the United States · 1952
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3Cited by20 opinions
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