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· 6/9/1997

Gilbert v. Homar

Citations

  • 520 U.S. 924
  • 117 S. Ct. 1807
  • 138 L. Ed. 2d 120
  • 1997 U.S. LEXIS 3546

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that oral or written notice of charges and explanations of evidence was sufficient to satisfy Due Process
  • holding that oral or written notice of charges and explanations of evidence was sufficient to satisfy Due Process
  • holding that a state’s interest in preserving the integrity of its police force warranted suspending a recently indicted officer without pay before he was given a hearing
  • holding that short suspensions without pay, for alleged disciplinary infractions, do not constitute- due process violations, even absent a predetermination hearing
  • holding that public employees who can be discharged only for cause have a constitutionally protected property interest in their tenure and cannot be fired without due process
  • concluding that a public employee is “entitled to a very limited hearing prior to his termination, to be followed by a more comprehensive post-termination hearing”

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Judges: Scalia

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