Legal Opinion
Stephen Manchester v. Orlyn C. Lewis
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided November 25, 1974No. 74-1270PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.
Stephen Manchester, a non-tenured teacher in a Michigan public high school, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 chai'ging that he was denied tenure because of his exercise of first amendment rights. The defendants were the members of the school board, the board secretary, the superintendent of schools and the high school principal.
After a full evidentiary hearing, District Judge John Feikens made the following finding of fact: “The reason that Manchester was not given tenure was the unsatisfactory level of his teaching performance.” The District Court dismissed the…
2Cases cited13 opinions
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- Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Greene v. McElroySupreme Court of the United States · 1959
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- Thomas Justin Orr v. Raymond E. TrinterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
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