Johnson v. Fraley’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on United Mine Workers of America v. Gibbs · Jesse Freeman v. The Gould Special School District of Lincoln County, Arkansas · Jones v. Hopper · Roth v. Board of Regents of State Colleges · Gouge v. Joint School District No. 1
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]he only federally protected right plaintiff claims to be violated by the defendants is 'substantive . . . and pretermination procedural due process,' in other words, protection against discharge except for cause and an administrative hearing prior to termination of employment. The plaintiff disavows the violation of any other federally protected right by the defendants”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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