Legal Opinion
Selzer v. Fleisher
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 6, 1980No. 1030, Docket 79-7776PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LASKER, District Judge.
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During the fall of 1977, Michael Selzer, then a political science professor at Brooklyn College, was denied tenure and promotion. He brought this action against various individuals and the New York City Board of Higher Education, alleging that the defendants acted to cause the denial because of his contacts with the United States Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in violation of his First Amendment rights of freedom of expression and association.
Selzer had been enthusiastically recommended by the appropriate committees in the political science department and the School…
2Cases cited4 opinions
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