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.

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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.
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