Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States
Mendes v. Brotherhood of Railway & Airline Clerks
411 U.S. 971
- Type
- Opinion
- Court
- Supreme Court of the United States
- Jurisdiction
- Federal
- Date
- 1973-05-07
- Topic
- litigation
How later courts describe this case
- sleeping on duty, absence from duty without authorization and wearing improper attire
- charges included sleeping on duty, absence from duty without authorization, and wearing improper attire
- state’s interest in providing education in an orderly and efficient manner overrides teacher’s First Amendment right to determine content of required course; speech expressing refusal to comply with university guidelines not protected
- school can justifiably demand more than competent classroom instruction
Citator
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.