Whiting v. University of Southern Mississippi

How courts have described this case

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• holding that university president could not be liable for First Amendment retaliation because he was not responsible for the final decision to deny professor’s tenure
• affirming the district court’s order remanding Dr. Whiting’s pendent state-law claims to state court
• “Mississippi law is clear that neither state legislation nor state regulations create a legitimate expectation of continued employment for a non-tenured faculty member.”

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