Opinion

Ferguson v. Board of Trustees

  • 434 U.S. 939
  • 98 S. Ct. 431
  • 54 L. Ed. 2d 299
  • 1977 U.S. LEXIS 3904
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Filed
Nov 7, 1977
Status
Published
Cited by
75 cases
Authority
More cited than 97.7%

following National Geographic Soc’y v. California Bd. of Equalization, 430 U.S. 551, 97 S.Ct. 1386, 51 L.Ed.2d 631 (1977

How later courts described this case

  • following National Geographic Soc’y v. California Bd. of Equalization, 430 U.S. 551, 97 S.Ct. 1386, 51 L.Ed.2d 631 (1977
  • Teacher's right to automatic annual renewal of contract and right not to be discharged except for cause gave property interest in employment.
  • due process requires only minimum connection between state and nonresident defendant when plaintiff’s cause of action is unrelated to defendant’s activities in the forum
  • applying Texas long-arm statute

Written by the judges who cited it.

The opinion

This record has no opinion text. It is a disposition such as a denial of certiorari, kept so the case can be found by name and citation.

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