Perry v. Sindermann
| Perry v. Sindermann | |
|---|---|
| Argued January 18, 1972 Decided June 29, 1972 | |
| Full case name | Perry, et al. v. Sindermann |
| Citations | 408 U.S. 593 (more) 92 S. Ct. 2694; 33 L. Ed. 2d 570 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Sindermann v. Perry, 430 F.2d 939 (5th Cir. 1970), cert. granted, 403 U.S. 917 (1971). |
| Holding | |
| Lack of a contractual or tenure right to re-employment, taken alone, did not defeat respondent's claim that the nonrenewal of his contract violated his free speech right under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Stewart, joined by Burger, White, Blackmun, Rehnquist |
| Concurrence | Burger |
| Dissent | Brennan, joined by Douglas |
| Dissent | Marshall |
| Powell took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
Perry v. Sindermann, 408 U.S. 593 (1972), was a United States Supreme Court decision affecting educational case law involving tenure and due process.