· 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
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- 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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