Legal Opinion
William C. Ferguson v. Alvin I. Thomas
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 13, 1970No. 28227_1PublishedCited by 329 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CLARK, Circuit Judge:
The District Court denied relief to Dr. William C. Ferguson after a plenary trial of his claims that the defendant officials of Prairie View A. & M. College terminated his employment as an instructor and refused to approve his off-campus residence hall for student use because he exercised rights of expression and association protected by the Federal Constitution. He also alleged that the procedures followed in effectuating his termination denied him due *854process of law.1 Finding no violation of any right cognizable by the court below as to the termination of his…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. PattersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- McNeese v. Board of Education for Community Unit School District 187 CahokiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York CitySupreme Court of the United States · 1956
- St. John Dixon v. Alabama State Board of EducationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1961
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3Cited by329 opinions
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Ernest Leon Clemons v. Dougherty County, GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Woods v. EdwardsCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1995
- Click v. CopelandCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1992
- Pinsker v. Pacific Coast Society of OrthodontistsCalifornia Supreme Court · 1974
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