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Connell v. Higginbotham

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Docket No.: 
79
Appellee: 
Higginbotham
Appellant: 
Connell
Decided By: 
Burger Court (1970-1971)
Opinion: 
403 U.S. 207 (1971)
Argued: 
Thursday, November 19, 1970
Decided: 
Monday, June 7, 1971
Issues: 
First Amendment, Loyalty Oath, Teachers

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The Oyez Project, Connell v. Higginbotham , 403 U.S. 207 (1971)
available at: (http://oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1970/1970_79)
(last visited Saturday, November 21, 2009).
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Decisions

Decision: 9 votes for Connell, 0 vote(s) against
Legal provision: Due Process

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