Goss v. Lopez
| Goss v. Lopez | |
|---|---|
| Argued October 16, 1974 Decided January 22, 1975 | |
| Full case name | Goss, et al. v. Lopez, et al. |
| Docket no. | 73-898 |
| Citations | 419 U.S. 565 (more) 95 S. Ct. 729; 42 L. Ed. 2d 725; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 23 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio |
| Holding | |
| The students' suspension from a public school without a hearing violated the due process right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | White, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall |
| Dissent | Powell, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
| Laws applied | |
| Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution | |
Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565 (1975), was a landmark United States Supreme Court case. It held that a public school must conduct a hearing before subjecting a student to suspension. Also, a suspension without a hearing violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the United States Constitution.