Legal Opinion
Melzer v. Board of Education
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided February 26, 2002No. 93 CV 5942(FB)PublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DECISION AND ORDER
BLOCK, District Judge.
Plaintiff, Peter Melzer (“Melzer”), seeks reinstatement to his tenured teaching position at the Bronx High School of Science (“BHSS”) claiming, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983, that he was discharged by the defendant Board of Education of the City School District of the City of New York (“BOE”) in retaliation for the exercise of his First Amendment rights as a member of the North American Man-Boy Love Association (“NAMBLA”).1 The discharge was implemented after Melzer, invoking his right to a hearing under New *232York Education Law § 3020-a, unsuccessfully…
2Cases cited40 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- National Ass'n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Alabama Ex Rel. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1958
- Patsy v. Board of Regents of Fla.Supreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by2 opinions
- Melzer v. Board Of Education Of The City School District Of The City Of New YorkCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2003
- Melzer v. BOARD OF EDUC. OF CITY SCHOOL DIST.District Court, E.D. New York · 2002