Supreme Court· 5/16/1977

Dixon v. Love

Citations

431 U.S. 105
97 S. Ct. 1723
52 L. Ed. 2d 172
1977 U.S. LEXIS 82

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holding that \procedural due process in the administrative setting does not always require application of the judicial model\
holding that a driver’s license could be suspended before a hearing where the driver had a poor driving record and post-deprivation review was available
concluding that additional procedures were unnecessary because the factual basis for taking away the plaintiffs driver’s license was undisputed, and the state authorities would have had to depart from binding regulations to change the decision
noting that a written objection by the license holder would suffice to bring mistake to the secretary’s attention
concluding that additional procedures were unnecessary because the factual basis for taking away the plaintiff’s driver’s license was undisputed, and the state authorities would have had to depart from binding regulations to change the decision
holding that a post depravation hearing is sufficient when the state’s interest in the safety of its highways is substantial and risk of erroneous is low because the suspension is based on the number of traffic violations accrued

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Judges: Blackmun, Brennan, Rehnquist, Stevens

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