Legal Opinion
Laba v. Newark Board of Education
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided February 4, 1957PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
Jacobs, J.
The Newark Board of Education dismissed three teachers (Mrs. Laba, Dr. Lowenstein and Mr. Zimmerman) after they had pleaded the Fifth Amendment during a hearing before a subcommittee of the House Un-American Activities Committee. On appeal, the State Commissioner of Education determined that the dismissals were contrary to the recent ruling of the United States Supreme Court in Slochower v. Board of Education, 350 U. S. 551, 76 S. Ct. 637, 100 L. Ed. 692 (1956), rehearing denied 351 U. S. 944, 76 S. Ct. 843, 100 L. Ed. 1470 (1956); however,…
2Cases cited37 opinions
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3Cited by52 opinions
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