Legal Opinion
Jeffries v. Harleston
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 18, 1994No. 953, Docket 93-7876PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
McLAUGHLIN, Circuit Judge:
In the summer of 1991, Leonard Jeffries was the Black Studies department chairman at City College of New York (“City College”), and he was the keynote speaker at an off-campus symposium on black culture. He spoke predominantly on the bias he perceived in New York State’s public school curriculum. During the speech, Jeffries made several derogatory statements, particularly about Jews. The speech ignited a firestorm of controversy, the upshot being the decision by university officials to reduce Jef-fries’ upcoming term as department chairman from three years to one.
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2Cases cited32 opinions
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3Cited by45 opinions
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- Jeffries v. HarlestonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1995
- Dambrot v. Central Michigan UniversityCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1995
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