Legal Opinion
Steinmetz v. California State Board of Education
California Supreme Court
Decided July 5, 1955No. Sac. 6530PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGibson, C. J.
Petitioner was dismissed from his position as an associate professor at San Diego State College because of his refusal, at a hearing before the State Board of Education, to answer two questions as to whether he was or had been a member of the Communist Party, and he seeks a writ of mandate to compel his reinstatement.
The state board acted pursuant to section 1028.1 of the Government Code, which is part of a statute commonly known as the Luckel Act. Section 1028.1 provides that it shall be the duty of any public employee, when ordered to do so, to appear before the governing body of the state…
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