Legal Opinion
Marcus B. Feldman v. Chung-Wu Ho and Board of Trustees of Southern Illinois University
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 22, 1999No. 97-4243, 98-1074PublishedCited by 31 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EASTERBROOK, Circuit Judge.
Southern Illinois University decided in spring 1990 not to renew the contract of Marcus Feldman, an assistant professor of mathematics then in his fourth year of teaching. Feldman received a terminal contract through June 1991. Litigation challenging this decision under the first amendment has lasted twice as long as Feldman’s stint at the University.
Feldman charged Chung-Wu Ho, the Chairman of the Mathematics and Statistics Department, and many other leaders of the University with violating his freedom of speech. When the litigation began, his theory was that Ho…
2Cases cited21 opinions
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3Cited by31 opinions
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