Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Carpenter v. Continental Trailways

Carpenter v. Cont’l Trailways, 451 U.S. 986 (1981)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1981-05-18
Topic
general

How later courts describe this case

  • fact that faculty criticism of university’s retrenchment policy fell within scope of first amendment protections was “too evident to require any discussion”
  • “When disposition of a federal question requires reference to state law, federal courts are not bound by the forum state’s choice of law rules, but are free to apply the law considered relevant to the pending controversy.”

Citator

UpLaw has not yet analyzed Carpenter v. Continental Trailways. The absence of a flag is not a finding that it is good law.

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C. A. 6th Cir. Certiorari denied.