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BLACKBURN v. FISK UNIVERSITY

No. 20832.

443 F.2d 121 (1971)

Billy Lamon BLACKBURN et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. FISK UNIVERSITY et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

May 28, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William E. Caldwell, Memphis, Tenn., for plaintiffs-appellants; Louis R. Lucas, Ratner, Sugarmon & Lucas, Memphis, Tenn., on brief.

Alfred H. Knight, III, Nashville, Tenn., for defendants-appellees; Willis, Knight, Chambers & Barr, Nashville, Tenn., on brief.

Before PHILLIPS, Chief Judge, and EDWARDS and MILLER, Circuit Judges.

PHILLIPS, Chief Judge.

This appeal arises out of a suit instituted by twelve students of Fisk University, a privately endowed institution of higher learning located in Nashville, Tennessee. The action was filed against the University, its president, vice president and an assistant to the president. The students contend that their constitutional rights were violated when they were suspended from the University without a hearing. Their claim for relief is based on 42...

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