Legal Opinion
Max Miller v. School District Number 167, Cook County, Illinois, Defendants
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 18, 1974No. 73-1359PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
STEVENS, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff, a non-tenured high school teacher, claims that the school board’s decision to terminate his employment was actually motivated by disapproval of his beard and his sideburns, rather than by the admittedly sufficient reasons given to him in writing. His complaint having been dismissed on motion, the question presented on appeal is whether an allegation that a school board’s employment decision was predicated on an unfavorable reaction to the appearance of an employee makes federal judicial review of that decision necessary.
Plaintiff was employed as a junior high…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Conley v. GibsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by35 opinions
- Donald Weathers v. West Yuma County School District R--J--1Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1976
- Clark v. WhitingCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1979
- Henry M. Suckle, M.D. v. Madison General HospitalCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1974
- East Hartford Education Association v. Board of Education of the Town of East HartfordCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
- Joseph E. Paige v. Patricia Roberts Harris, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1978
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