Legal Opinion
Donnelly v. University of North Carolina
Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Decided September 2, 2014No. COA14-208PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
STEELMAN, Judge.
A decision by an administrative agency to indefinitely ban petitioner from all University of North Carolina athletic facilities did not violate petitioner’s First Amendment rights. The ban was not arbitrary, capricious, or unsupported by substantial evidence, and therefore did not violate N.C. Gen. Stat. § 150B-51. University officials did not misuse their power to retaliate against petitioner.
I. Factual and Procedural Background
John Donnelly, Jr. (petitioner) graduated from the University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1970 and has always been a dedicated fan of the school’s…
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