Legal Opinion
Perry v. Sindermann
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 29, 1972No. 70-36PublishedCited by 5,194 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Stewart
From 1959 to 1969 the respondent, Robert Sindermann, was a teacher in the state college system of the State of Texas. After teaching for two years at the University of Texas and for four years at San Antonio Junior College, he became a professor of Government and Social Science at Odessa Junior College in 1965. He was employed at the college for four successive years, under a series of one-year contracts. He was successful enough to be appointed, for a time, the cochairman of his department.
During the 1968-1969 academic year, however, controversy arose between the respondent and the college…
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