Law and Democracy

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This discussion compares and contrasts the following three legal cases; Dorsett v. Board of trustees for state colleges and Universities, Riggin v. Board of trustees of Ball University, and Brouillette v. Board of directors of merged area IX. It examines the impact of these cases on American democracy.

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"Dorsett v. Board of Trustees for state colleges and universities was decided in the 5th district circuit court in 1991. The plaintiff in this case alleged that "various administrative decisions had harmed his reputation, that he had been unfairly denied summer employment and salary increases, and that he had suffered other miscellaneous harassments." (Dorsett v. Board of Trustees for State Colleges & Univs) In this case the plaintiff sued his employer in an effort to change or affect some of the administrative policies that were prevalent at the time. The plaintiff alleged that the administrative policies caused harm to his career and that his constitutional rights were denied."

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