Richard K. Hillis, Cross-Appellant v. Stephen F. Austin State University, Cross-Appellees

How courts have described this case

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• the grade incident “involved plain insubordination as one component, and arguably included Hillis’ first amendment — protected criticism as another”
• academic freedom is recognized in the case law but is ill-defined
• teachers do not have first amendment right to control grading
• “Academic freedom is an amorphous field about which *** little [has been] determined in explicit, concrete judicial opinions. *** While academic freedom is well recognized, its perimeters are ill-defined and the case law defining it is inconsistent”
• conduct occurring after alleged deprivation was irrelevant

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