· 12/21/1979
James McElearney v. University of Illinois at Chicago Circle Campus, J. E. Corbally, President, Andd. H. Riddle, Chancellor
Citations
- 612 F.2d 285
- 1979 U.S. App. LEXIS 9448
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Academic freedom does not empower a professor to dictate to the University what research will be done using the school’s facilities.”
- the fact that defendants voluntarily afforded plaintiff a grievance hearing and internal appellate review was insufficient to invoke federal constitutional protections for defects in the hearing process
- “Academic freedom does not empower a professor to dictate to the University what research will be done using the school’s facilities.”
- “Academic freedom does not empower a professor to dictate to the University what research will be done using the school’s facilities.”
- due process claim by non-tenured college professor
- statements of counsel or oral argument
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Judges: Swygert, Sprecher, Bauer
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