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CORUM v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA

No. 163PA90.

413 S.E.2d 276 (1992)

330 N.C. 761

Dr. Alvis L. CORUM v. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA Through its BOARD OF GOVERNORS; C.D. Spangler, President of the University of North Carolina in his official capacity; Appalachian State University; and John Thomas, Chancellor of Appalachian State University, and Harvey Durham.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 31, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Ferguson, Stein, Watt, Wallas, Adkins & Gresham, P.A., by John W. Gresham, Charlotte, for plaintiff-appellant/appellee.

Lacy H. Thornburg, Atty. Gen. by Thomas J. Ziko, Sp. Deputy Atty. Gen., and Laura E. Crumpler, Asst. Atty. Gen., Raleigh, for defendant-appellants/appellees.

William G. Simpson, Jr., Raleigh, John Vail, Morganton, Travis Payne, Raleigh, J. Michael McGuinness, Boston, Mass., for amicus curiae North Carolina Civil Liberties Union Legal Foundation, and M. Jackson Nichols, Raleigh, for amicus curiae North Carolina Ass'n of Educators.

MARTIN, Justice.

For the reasons stated below, we reverse in part and affirm in part the decision of the Court of Appeals. Plaintiff filed this action on 20 February 1987 seeking injunctive relief and damages for the defendants' alleged retaliation against plaintiff for his exercise of certain free speech rights. Plaintiff's claims were brought under the North Carolina Constitution Article I, Sections 14, 19, and 35 and 42 U.S.C. § 1983. After filing an answer...

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