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Legal Citation: 419 U.S. 565 (1975)

Appellant
Norval Goss, et al.

Appellee
Eileen Lopez, et al.

Appellant's Claim
That the suspension of a public school student without a hearing does not violate the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Thomas A. Bustin

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Peter D. Roos

Justices for the Court
William J. Brennan, Jr., William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White (writing for the Court)

Justices Dissenting
Harry A. Blackmun, Warren E. Burger, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
22 January 1975

Decision
The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment is violated when a student is suspended without notice and hearing.