Legal Opinion
Robert P. Sindermann, for Himself and Others Similarly Situated v. Charles R. Perry
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 9, 1970No. 28372PublishedCited by 81 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The court below disposed of this case by summary judgment but because we find that this case presents issues of constitutional law, the longest way around now proves to be the shortest way through the thicket. The Board of Regents of Odessa Junior College voted not to renew the employment contract of Professor Robert P. Sindermann. Sindermann filed suit in the district court alleging that the action of the Regents in refusing to offer him a new term of employment was based solely on his exercise of First and Fourteenth Amendment rights of expression, association and…
2Cases cited20 opinions
- Shelton v. TuckerSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- Gomillion v. LightfootSupreme Court of the United States · 1960
- William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. ThomasCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
- Kennedy v. Silas Mason Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1948
- 2 Fair empl.prac.cas. 926, 2 Empl. Prac. Dec. P 10,235 Mildred Harkless v. The Sweeny Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1970
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3Cited by81 opinions
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Robert W. Hadley v. County of Du PageCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Thomas Justin Orr v. Raymond E. TrinterCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1971
- Charles James v. The Board of Education of Central District No. 1 of the Towns of AddisonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1972
- Michael Stevens Owens v. Asa D. Kelley, Jr., Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
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