Slochower v. Board of Higher Ed. of New York City

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1956-04-09

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Mr. Justice Clark delivered the opinion of the Court. This appeal brings into question the constitutionality of § 903 of the Charter of the City of New York. That section provides that whenever an employee of the City utilizes the privilege against self-incrimination to avoid answering a question relating to his official conduct, “his term or tenure of office or employment shall terminate and such office or em…

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