Legal Opinion
Schiff v. Williams
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1975No. 74-2205PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
Three students brought suit against the president of Florida Atlantic University alleging that he had dismissed them from their positions as editors of the school newspaper in violation of their First Amendment rights. The district court found in favor of the students, ordered them reinstated, and awarded them back pay, compensatory damages, and attorneys’ fees. We affirm the decision insofar as it grants back pay and compensatory damages, but reverse the award of attorneys’ fees.
The plaintiffs, Schiff, Littman and Vickers, were editors of the Atlantic Sun, the student…
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