Dixon v. Alabama
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dixon-v-alabama-290-14024417
title:
Dixon v. Alabama
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Dixon v. Alabama, 294 F.2d 150 was a landmark 1961 U.S. federal court decision that spelled the end of the doctrine that colleges and universities could act in loco parentis to discipline or expel their students. It has been called "the leading case on due process for students in public higher education". The case arose when Alabama State College, a then-segregated black college, expelled six students, including the named appellant, St. John Dixon, for unspecified reasons, but presumably because
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Federal court case about due process for students
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dixon_v._Alabama
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2023-09-13T02:07:15Z
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