Goss v. Lopez

Goss v. Lopez
Argued October 16, 1974
Decided January 22, 1975
Full case nameGoss, et al. v. Lopez, et al.
Docket no.73-898
Citations419 U.S. 565 (more)
95 S. Ct. 729; 42 L. Ed. 2d 725; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 23
Case history
PriorAppeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Holding
The students' suspension from a public school without a hearing violated the due process right protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Warren E. Burger
Associate Justices
William O. Douglas · William J. Brennan Jr.
Potter Stewart · Byron White
Thurgood Marshall · Harry Blackmun
Lewis F. Powell Jr. · William Rehnquist
Case opinions
MajorityWhite, joined by Douglas, Brennan, Stewart, Marshall
DissentPowell, joined by Burger, Blackmun, Rehnquist
Laws applied
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution

Goss v. Lopez, 419 U.S. 565 (1975), was a US Supreme Court case. It held that a public school must conduct a hearing before subjecting a student to suspension. Also, a suspension without a hearing violates the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment of the US Constitution.