Mitchell v. University of North Carolina Board of Governors
Will consider whether public university’s termination of a tenured professor based, in part, on a letter he wrote to a department chair using offensive language violates the First Amendment, and whether lower courts’ deference to the interpretation put forth by the university—a state agency—of its faculty employment regulations violates separation of powers.
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State Court Oral Arguments to Watch for in February
Issues on the dockets include a fetal heartbeat law, police use of force, and academic freedom.