Legal Opinion
Rendell-Baker v. Kohn
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1982No. 80-2102PublishedCited by 1,788 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
We granted certiorari to decide whether a private school, whose income is derived primarily from public sources and which is regulated by public authorities, acted under color of state law when it discharged certain employees.
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Respondent Kohn is the director of the New Perspectives School, a nonprofit institution located on privately owned *832property in Brookline, Massachusetts. The school was founded as a private institution and is operated by a board of directors, none of whom are public officials or are chosen by public officials. The school specializes in dealing with students who have…
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