UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
Supreme Court Cases
493 U.S. 182 (1990)
Case Overview
Legal Principle at Issue
Whether First Amendment principles of academic freedom require a judicial finding of a specific need before peer review materials relating to discrimination charges are disclosed to the EEOC
Action
Affirmed (includes modified). Petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition.
Advocated for Respondent
- Kenneth Starr View all cases
Advocated for Petitioner
- Rex E. Lee View all cases
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- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION. (n.d.). First Amendment Library. Retrieved March 31, 2025, from https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/university-pennsylvania-v-equal-employment-opportunity-commission
- UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION, First Amendment Library, https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/university-pennsylvania-v-equal-employment-opportunity-commission (last visited 31 Mar. 2025).
- Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE). "UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION." Oyez. https://www.thefire.org/supreme-court/university-pennsylvania-v-equal-employment-opportunity-commission (accessed March 31, 2025).
- "UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA v. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION." First Amendment Library. Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE), n.d. 31 Mar. 2025, www.thefire.org/supreme-court/university-pennsylvania-v-equal-employment-opportunity-commission.