Gay Lib v. University of Missouri
CourtUnited States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Full case nameGay Lib, et al v. University of Missouri, et al
ArguedFebruary 17, 1977
DecidedJune 8, 1977
Citation(s)558 F.2d 848 (8th Cir. 1977)
Case history
Subsequent historyRehearing en banc denied
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingDonald P. Lay, William H. Webster, John K. Regan (E.D. Mo.)
Case opinions
MajorityLay, joined by Webster
ConcurrenceWebster
DissentRegan
DissentFloyd Robert Gibson (dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc), joined by Jesse Smith Henley
DissentRoy Laverne Stephenson (dissenting from denial of rehearing en banc)
Laws applied
First Amendment

Gay Lib v. University of Missouri, 558 F. 2d 848 (8th Cir. 1977), was a court case in 1977 about discrimination in student group recognition at state universities, namely the University of Missouri. The case reached the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. The courts determined that "the University, acting here as an instrumentality of the State, has no right to restrict speech or association 'simply because it finds the views expressed to be abhorrent'."[1]

References

  1. ↑ Gay Lib v. University of Missouri, 558 F.2d 848 (8th Cir. 1977).


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