Doe v. University of Michigan
Doe v. University of Michigan | |
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Court | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan |
Full case name | John Doe v. University of Michigan |
Decided | September 22, 1989 |
Docket nos. | 89-cv-71683 |
Citation(s) | 721 F. Supp. 852 |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Avern Cohn |
Doe v. University of Michigan, 721 F. Supp. 852 (E.D. Mich. 1989), was a case that determined that the University of Michigan's 1988 hate speech law violated the constitutional right to free speech.[1]
Background[]
In the late 1980s, incidents of hate crimes and racial slurs were increasing on American campuses. Michigan was one of the first schools in the late 80s to adopt a hate speech code, prohibiting negative speech towards specific ethnic groups, women, LGBT people and other minorities.
Outcome[]
The court ruled in the favor of Doe and against UoM.[2]
References[]
- ^ Doe v. University of Michigan, 721 F. Supp. 852 (E.D. Mich. 1989).
- ^ RECENT CASE: FIRST AMENDMENT - RACIST AND SEXIST EXPRESSION ON CAMPUS - COURT STRIKES DOWN UNIVERSITY LIMITS ON HATE SPEECH. - Doe v. University of Michigan, 721 F. Supp. 852 ...
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Categories:
- 1989 in United States case law
- United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan cases
- United States Free Speech Clause case law
- Hate speech case law
- University of Michigan
- Legal history of Michigan