Goss v. Lopez
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Goss v. Lopez is a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held public school students are entitled to due process protections, such as notice and a hearing, before being suspended.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Goss v. Lopez canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fourteenth Amendment due process case
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United States Supreme Court case ⓘ landmark education law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ education law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | October 16, 1974 ⓘ |
| citation | 419 U.S. 565 ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | Justice William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | January 22, 1975 ⓘ |
| defendants | Columbus, Ohio public school officials ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullCaseName | Goss et al. v. Lopez et al. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holding |
Public school officials must provide students with notice of the charges and an opportunity to be heard before imposing a suspension of up to 10 days.
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Public school students facing suspension have property and liberty interests protected by the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. ⓘ The state may not deprive a student of a public education without due process of law. ⓘ |
| impact |
Established baseline procedural protections for short-term school suspensions nationwide.
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Influenced school district disciplinary codes and student due process policies across the United States. ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Justice Harry A. Blackmun
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Justice Lewis F. Powell Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William H. Rehnquist NERFINISHED ⓘ Justice William O. Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| languageOfOpinion | English ⓘ |
| legalIssue | procedural due process rights of public school students ⓘ |
| lowerCourt | United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lowerCourtDisposition | Judgment for students affirmed ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Justice Byron R. White NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingState | Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plaintiffs | Public school students in Columbus, Ohio ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Ingraham v. Wright
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
liberty interest in reputation
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procedural due process ⓘ property interest in education ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| ruleOfLaw |
Minimal due process for short-term suspensions requires oral or written notice of the charges and, if denied, an explanation of the evidence and an opportunity to present the student’s side of the story.
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Students in public schools have a property interest in education created by state law. ⓘ Suspension from school implicates a student’s liberty interest in reputation. ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public education
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school suspensions ⓘ student discipline ⓘ |
| volume | 419 ⓘ |
| year | 1975 ⓘ |
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Subject: Goss v. Lopez Description of subject: Goss v. Lopez is a 1975 U.S. Supreme Court decision that held public school students are entitled to due process protections, such as notice and a hearing, before being suspended.
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