Mendes v. Brotherhood of Railway & Airline Clerks
Mendes v. Brotherhood of Railway & Airline Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express & Station Employees, AFL-CIO-CLC
Mendes v. Bhd. of Ry. & Airline Clerks, 411 U.S. 971 (1973)
Opinion of the Court
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C. A. 2d Cir. Certiorari denied.
How later courts describe this case
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(sleeping on duty, absence from duty without authorization and wearing improper attire)
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(state’s interest in providing education in an orderly and efficient manner overrides teacher’s First Amendment right to determine content of required course; speech expressing refusal to comply with university guidelines not protected)
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(school can justifiably demand more than competent classroom instruction)
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