Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University
Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University is a court case in which the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the First Amendment required public universities to recognize student organizations aimed at gay students. In 1976, Texas A&M University denied official recognition to the Gay Student Services Organization on the grounds that homosexuality was illegal in Texas, and the group's stated goals—offering referral services and providing educational information to students—were actually the responsibility of university staff. The students sued the university for violation of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech in February 1977. For six years, the case wound its way through the courts; although the trial court ruled in favor of Texas A&M several times, the Fifth U.S.
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Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University
Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University is a court case in which the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals held that the First Amendment required public universities to recognize student organizations aimed at gay students. In 1976, Texas A&M University denied official recognition to the Gay Student Services Organization on the grounds that homosexuality was illegal in Texas, and the group's stated goals—offering referral services and providing educational information to students—were actually the responsibility of university staff. The students sued the university for violation of their First Amendment right to freedom of speech in February 1977. For six years, the case wound its way through the courts; although the trial court ruled in favor of Texas A&M several times, the Fifth U.S.
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Gay Student Services v. Texas ...... h rights had been compromised.
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24,877,560
Wikipage revision ID
739,106,403
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Court of Appeals Docket: 82-2366
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date decided
1984-08-03
full name
Gay Student Services, J.M. Min ...... , et al., Defendants-Appellees
judges
Judges John Robert Brown, Thomas Morrow Reavley, Jerre Stockton Williams
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Brown, joined by Beavley, Williams
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Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University
subsequent actions
Petition for certiorari denied
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type
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Gay Student Services v. Texas ...... several times, the Fifth U.S.
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Gay Student Services v. Texas A&M University
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