board curators univ mo horowitz argued november decided march academic performance students university city medical school periodically assessed council evaluation body recommend various actions including probation dismissal recommendations reviewed faculty coordinating committee ultimate approval dean several faculty members expressed dissatisfaction clinical performance respondent medical student pediatrics rotation council recommended advanced final year probationary basis following faculty dissatisfaction respondent clinical performance year council middle year evaluated academic progress concluded considered graduation june year absent radical improvement dropped student appeal decision respondent allowed take examinations supervision seven practicing physicians two thereafter recommended respondent allowed graduate schedule two others recommended dropped school immediately three recommended allowed graduate scheduled continued probation council reaffirmed prior position subsequent meeting noted respondent recent surgery rotation rated council concluded barring reports radical improvement respondent allowed report another rotation turned negative council recommended respondent dropped notified decision coordinating committee dean approved respondent appealed provost review sustained decision respondent thereafter brought action petitioner officials contending inter alia accorded due process prior dismissal district full trial concluded respondent afforded rights guaranteed fourteenth amendment appeals reversed held procedures leading respondent dismissal academic deficiencies respondent fully informed faculty dissatisfaction clinical progress consequent threat respondent graduation continued enrollment violate due process clause fourteenth amendment dismissals academic opposed disciplinary cause necessitate hearing school decisionmaking body goss lopez distinguished pp though respondent contends case remanded appeals consideration claim deprivation substantive due process case district correctly concluded reveals showing arbitrariness capriciousness warrant disposition even deemed appropriate courts review arbitrariness standard academic decision public educational institution pp rehnquist delivered opinion burger stewart powell stevens joined parts iii white joined powell filed concurring opinion post white filed opinion concurring part concurring judgment post marshall filed opinion concurring part dissenting part post blackmun filed opinion concurring part dissenting part brennan joined post marvin wright argued cause petitioners brief jackson wright fred wilkins arthur benson ii argued cause filed brief respondent joel gora filed brief american civil liberties union et al amici curiae urging affirmance justice rehnquist delivered opinion respondent student university city medical school dismissed petitioner officials school final year study failure meet academic standards respondent sued petitioners district western district missouri alleging among constitutional violations petitioners accorded procedural due process prior dismissal district conducting full trial concluded respondent afforded rights guaranteed fourteenth amendment constitution dismissed complaint appeals eighth circuit reversed petition rehearing en banc denied divided granted certiorari consider procedures must accorded student state educational institution whose dismissal may constitute deprivation liberty property within meaning fourteenth amendment reverse judgment appeals respondent admitted advanced standing medical school fall final years student education school student required pursue rotational units academic clinical studies pertaining various medical disciplines pediatrics surgery student academic performance school evaluated periodic basis council evaluation body composed faculty students recommend various actions including probation dismissal recommendations council reviewed coordinating committee body composed solely faculty members must ultimately approved dean students typically allowed appear either council coordinating committee occasion review student academic performance spring respondent first year study several faculty members expressed dissatisfaction clinical performance pediatrics rotation faculty members noted respondent performance peers clinical settings erratic attendance clinical sessions lacked critical concern personal hygiene upon recommendation council evaluation respondent advanced second final year probationary basis faculty dissatisfaction respondent clinical performance continued following year example respondent docent faculty adviser rated clinical skills unsatisfactory middle year council reviewed respondent academic progress concluded respondent considered graduation june year furthermore council recommended absent radical improvement respondent dropped school respondent permitted take set oral practical examinations appeal decision permit graduate pursuant appeal respondent spent substantial portion time seven practicing physicians area enjoyed good reputation among peers physicians asked recommend whether respondent allowed graduate schedule whether dropped immediately allowed remain probation two doctors recommended respondent graduated schedule five two recommended immediately dropped school remaining three recommended allowed graduate june continued probation pending reports clinical progress upon receipt recommendations council evaluation reaffirmed prior position council met consider whether respondent allowed remain school beyond june year noting report respondent recent surgery rotation rated performance council unanimously recommended barring receipt reports miss horowitz improved radically allowed school medicine council delayed making recommendation official receiving reports rotations report respondent emergency rotation also turned negative council unanimously reaffirmed recommendation respondent dropped school coordinating committee dean approved recommendation notified respondent appealed decision writing university provost health sciences provost sustained school actions reviewing record compiled earlier proceedings ii entitled procedural protections fourteenth amendment respondent must case demonstrate dismissal school deprived either liberty property interest respondent never alleged deprived property interest property interests creatures state law perry sindermann respondent required show trial seat medical school property interest recognized missouri state law instead respondent argued dismissal deprived liberty substantially impairing opportunities continue medical education return employment medically related field appeals agreed citing opinion board regents roth case held state deprived teacher liberty property interest dismissing teacher nontenured position noted suggestion state declining respondent imposed stigma disability foreclosed freedom take advantage employment opportunities state example invoke regulations bar respondent public employment state universities board regents roth recognized nonretention untenured college teacher might make somewhat less attractive employers nevertheless concluded stretch concept far suggest person deprived liberty simply rehired one job remains free seek another conclusion applies discharge public employee whose position terminable employer public disclosure reasons discharge case asserted reasons city manager decision communicated orally petitioner private also stated writing answer interrogatories litigation commenced since former communication made public properly form basis claim petitioner interest good name reputation honor integrity thereby impaired omitted need decide however whether respondent dismissal deprived liberty interest pursuing medical career need decide whether respondent dismissal infringed interest constitutionally protected deprivation without procedural due process assuming existence liberty property interest respondent awarded least much due process fourteenth amendment requires school fully informed respondent faculty dissatisfaction clinical progress danger posed timely graduation continued enrollment ultimate decision dismiss respondent careful deliberate procedures sufficient due process clause fourteenth amendment agree district respondent afforded full procedural due process school fact opinion finds school went beyond constitutionally required procedural due process affording respondent opportunity examined seven independent physicians order absolutely certain grading respondent medical skills correct app since issue first arose years ago state lower federal courts recognized distinct differences decisions suspend dismiss student disciplinary purposes similar actions taken academic reasons may call hearings connection former latter thus barnard inhabitants shelburne mass judicial massachusetts rejected argument based several earlier decisions requiring hearing disciplinary contexts school officials must also grant hearing excluding student academic grounds according disciplinary cases application misconduct different matter failure attain standard excellence studies determination fact involves investigation quite different kind public hearing may regarded helpful ascertainment misconduct useless harmful finding truth scholarship reason furthermore clearly supports perception decisions school academic institution courtroom administrative hearing room goss felt suspensions students disciplinary reasons sufficient resemblance traditional judicial administrative factfinding call hearing relevant school authority recognizing school authorities must afforded necessary tools maintain discipline concluded strange disciplinary system educational institution communication sought disciplinarian student effort inform dereliction let tell side story order make sure injustice done equiring effective notice informal hearing permitting student give version events provide meaningful hedge erroneous action least disciplinarian alerted existence disputes facts arguments cause effect academic evaluations student contrast disciplinary determinations bear little resemblance judicial administrative factfinding proceedings traditionally attached requirement goss school decision suspend students rested factual conclusions individual students participated demonstrations disrupted classes attacked police officer caused physical damage school property requirement hearing student present side factual issue circumstances provide meaningful hedge erroneous action ibid decision dismiss respondent comparison rested academic judgment school officials necessary clinical ability perform adequately medical doctor making insufficient progress toward goal judgment nature subjective evaluative typical factual questions presented average disciplinary decision like decision individual professor proper grade student course determination whether dismiss student academic reasons requires expert evaluation cumulative information readily adapted procedural tools judicial administrative decisionmaking circumstances decline ignore historic judgment educators thereby formalize academic dismissal process requiring hearing educational process nature adversary instead centers around continuing relationship faculty students one teacher must occupy many roles educator adviser friend times goss lopez powell dissenting especially true one advances varying regimes educational system instruction becomes individualized specialized goss concluded value form hearing disciplinary context outweighs resulting harm academic environment influencing conclusion clearly belief disciplinary proceedings teacher must decide whether punish student disruptive insubordinate behavior may automatically bring adversary flavor normal relationship conclusion follow academic context decline enlarge judicial presence academic community thereby risk deterioration many beneficial aspects relationship recognize massachusetts judicial years ago hearing may useless harmful finding truth scholarship barnard inhabitants shelburne judicial interposition operation public school system nation raises problems requiring care restraint large public education nation committed control state local authorities epperson arkansas see reason intrude historic control case iii reversing district procedural due process grounds appeals expressly failed reach substantive due process ground advanced horowitz respondent urges remand cause appeals consideration additional claim regard number lower courts implied dictum academic dismissals state institutions enjoined shown clearly arbitrary capricious mahavongsanan hall see gaspar bruton citations therein even assuming courts review standard academic decision public educational institution agree district showing arbitrariness capriciousness made case courts particularly evaluate academic performance factors discussed part ii respect procedural due process speak fortiori warn judicial intrusion academic decisionmaking judgment appeals therefore reversed footnotes appeals held without elaboration dismissal effected without hearing required fourteenth amendment express indication given minimum requirements hearing one assume however contours hearing much set forth greenhill bailey also involved academic dismissal upon appeals principally relied greenhill held student must accorded opportunity appear personally contest allegations academic deficiency stop short however requiring full procedures situations graduate professional school best judge students academic performance ability master required curriculum presence attorneys imposition rigid rules hearing student serve useful purpose notwithstanding dismissal question may permanent duration informal student administrative body dismissing unduly burden educational process least give student opportunity characterize conduct put deems proper context omitted quoting goss lopez respondent urges us go even appeals require fundamental safeguards representation counsel confrontation witnesses brief respondent fully recognize deprivation respondent subjected dismissal graduate medical school severe suspension high school students subjected goss relevant factor determining nature requisite due process private interest affected official action mathews eldridge severity deprivation one several factors must weighed deciding exact due process owed ibid conclude considering relevant factors including evaluative nature inquiry significant historically supported interest school preserving present framework academic evaluations hearing required due process clause fourteenth amendment district grant relief based confusion power review disciplinary actions educational institutions one hand academic decisions hand vanguard legal development due process protections students ever since dixon alabama state board education cir cert denied however due process requirements notice hearing developed dixon line cases carefully limited disciplinary decisions explained student tax supported institution arbitrarily disciplined without benefit ordinary well recognized principles fair play went declare know case holds colleges universities subject supervision review courts uniform application academic standards indeed dixon infers contrary wright texas southern university cir misconduct failure attain standard scholarship equated hearing may required determine charges misconduct hearing may useless harmful finding truth concerning scholarship clear dichotomy student due process rights disciplinary dismissals academic dismissals greenhill bailey supra appeals held hearing necessary medical school dismissed student academic reasons also sent letter liaison committee association american medical colleges suggesting student either lacked intellectual ability insufficiently prepared course work specifically noted long distinction cases concerning disciplinary dismissals one hand academic dismissals emphasized wish blur distinction opinion publicizing alleged deficiency student intellectual ability removed case typical instance academic dismissal called greater procedural protections cf bishop wood respondent contends passing dismissed clinical incompetence academic inquiry disciplinary reasons similar involved goss thus goss hearing must conducted regard respondent notes school warned significant improvement needed area clinical performance also personal hygiene keeping clinical schedules record however leaves doubt respondent dismissed purely academic reasons fact assumed without discussion lower courts personal hygiene timeliness may important factors school determination whether student make good medical doctor student ability take case history diagnose illness questions personal hygiene timeliness course may seem analogous traditional factfinding inquiries school may make academically evaluating student evaluating student school considers weighs variety factors noted earlier adaptable factfinding hearing critical relationship may still injured hearing required respondent alleges school applied stringent standards evaluating performance students sex religion physical appearance district however found evidence respondent manner evaluated differently students sex religion regard respondent physical appearance cause evaluated differently students app respondent also contends petitioners failed follow rules respecting evaluation medical students failure amounted constitutional violation service dulles disagree respondent factual legal contentions facts record clearly shows school followed established rules except new rules designed effort protect respondent practical appeal petitioners allowed respondent take district specifically found progress status respondent medical school evaluated manner similar consistent evaluation similarly situated students exception respondent docent went even greater lengths assist respondent effort obtain degree students app legal conclusion respondent draws service accardi shaughnessy upon service relied enunciate principles federal administrative law rather constitutional law binding upon justice powell concurring join opinion read upholding district view respondent dismissed academic deficiencies rather unsatisfactory personal conduct circumstances accorded due process numerous meetings discussions respondent teachers advisers see opinion justice marshall post culminating special clinical examination administered seven physicians ante respondent warned clinical deficiencies given every opportunity demonstrate improvement question evaluations primary focus discussions examinations respondent competence physician justice marshall nevertheless respondent dismissal based largely conduct may nevertheless true implies ante school decided respondent inadequacies areas personal hygiene peer patient relations timeliness impair ability good medical doctor whether inadequacies termed purely academic reasons calls ultimately irrelevant question one placing undue emphasis words rather functional considerations relevant point respondent dismissed largely conduct students goss suspended conduct post emphasis added footnotes omitted findings district conclusively show respondent dismissed failure meet academic standards medical school reviewing evidence detail concluded evidence presented case totally failed establish plaintiff respondent expelled reason quality work app clear findings fact district respondent dismissed solely academic grounds standards procedural due process abundantly met dismissal occurred join opinion safeguard erroneous judgment respondent request app medical school submitted question respondent clinical competency panel seven experienced physicians panel members requested provide careful detailed thorough assessment respondent abilities time ibid dean letter respondent march advised quite specifically general topic curriculum asking panel evaluate performance ibid member examining panel requested evaluate extent respondent mastery relevant concepts knowledge skills competence function physician examinations members panel conducted separately two doctors recommended respondent graduated although one added qualify intern hospital worked five doctors submitted negative recommendations although varied whether respondent dropped school immediately ibid indeed view justice marshall apparent conclusion respondent dismissed objectively determinable conduct difficult understand conclusion special examination administered seven practicing physicians may better formal hearing post examination purport determine whether past respondent engaged conduct warrant dismissal respondent apparently called upon argue done certain things past facts found point doctors administered examination address respondent conduct time apart ability perform clinical tasks physicians must master justice marshall says evaluation tested truth assertions respondent function doctor post tacit recognition issue academic one rather one limited whether respondent simply engaged improper conduct district also found considering evidence presented finds grading evaluating system medical school applied fairly reasonably plaintiff plaintiff satisfy requirements medical school graduate medical school june app william sirridge faculty member assigned respondent chief docent faculty adviser portion testimony summarized district follows sirridge emphasized plaintiff respondent problem thought learn medical doctor reading books advised clinical skills equally important obtaining degree testified plaintiff perform many necessary basic skills required practicing physician justice marshall insists calling academic judgment exercise futility post points however distinction dismissal academic deficiency dismissal misconduct may decisive process due ante decision relating misconduct student requires factual determination whether conduct took place accuracy determination safeguarded sorts procedural protections traditionally imposed due process clause academic judgment also involves type objectively determinable fact whether student gave certain answers examination critical decision requires subjective expert evaluation whether performance satisfies predetermined standard academic competence standard turn set similarly expert judgment evaluations go far beyond questions mere conduct susceptible sorts procedural safeguards appropriate determining facts relating misconduct thus conclusion particular dismissal academic entails expert evaluations likely controlling significance determining much sort process due university faculties must widest range discretion making judgments academic performance students entitlement promotion graduation contrary suggestion justice marshall post fact particular procedure possible available mean required due process clause goss lopez simply speak point justice white concurring part concurring judgment join parts iii opinion concur judgment agree brother blackmun unnecessary decide whether respondent constitutionally protected property liberty interest precisely minimum procedures required divest interest assumed one whatever minimum procedures accorded satisfied exceeded minimum nevertheless assumes existence protected interest proceeds classify respondent expulsion academic dismissal concludes hearing kind opportunity respond required connection action disagree conclusion feel constrained say concur judgment see assuming protected interest respondent minimum entitled informed reasons dismissal opportunity personally state side story course also suspect expelled graduate college students normally opportunity talk expellers sort minimum requirement impose burden already shouldered discharged responsible institutions justice marshall concurring part dissenting part agree ssuming existence liberty property interest respondent awarded least much due process fourteenth amendment requires ante join opinion however contains dictum suggesting respondent entitled even less procedural protection received also differ assumption characterization reasons dismissal academic disciplinary relevant resolution question procedures required due process clause finally disagree decision remand appeals consideration respondent substantive due process claim held goss lopez due process requires connection suspension days less student given oral written notice charges denies explanation evidence authorities opportunity present side story according stipulation facts filed district respondent discussion dean medical school close first year school notified unsatisfactory performance dean testified explained nature problems respondent twice meeting fully understand letter dean followed shortly thereafter respondent advised placed probation inter alia major deficiency relationships others failure kee established schedules atten carefully personal appearance dean met respondent october call attention direct supportive way fact performance strong january still another meeting respondent dean accompanied respondent docent chairman council evaluation respondent notified council recommendation graduate dropped school unless radical improvement clinical competence peer patient relations personal hygiene ability accept criticism letter dean followed meeting letter summarized respondent problem areas noted discussed several times meetings letters plainly gave respondent goss requires several notices explanations least three opportunities present side story read opinion disagree conclusion hence understand indicates even informal mandated goss need provided see ante case simply provides legitimate opportunity consider whether far less stringent procedural requirements ante required goss appropriate school contexts disagree conclusion far less adequate discussed infra equally disturbing decides issue presented case us justice brandeis warned years ago great gravity delicacy task constitutional cases cause us shrink anticipat ing question constitutional law advance necessity deciding formulat ing rule constitutional law broader required precise facts applied ashwander tva concurring opinion ii view dictum effect even minimum procedures required goss need provided respondent feel compelled comment extent procedural protection mandated within framework largely ignored framework derived traditional approach problems according prior decisions summarized mathews eldridge three factors principal relevance determining process due first private interest affected official action second risk erroneous deprivation interest procedures used probable value additional substitute procedural safeguards finally government interest including function involved fiscal administrative burdens additional substitute procedural requirement entail unrefuted evidence establishes horowitz stigmatized dismissal way unable continue medical education chances returning employment medically related field severely damaged neither two factors mentioned mathews justifies moving high level lower level protection involved goss least risk error inherent evidence dean relied meetings letters respondent faculty evaluations matters personal hygiene patient peer rapport neither sharply focused easily documented disability determination involved mathews supra see goss lopez decisionmaker act reports advice others risk error trivial said university greater interest summary proceedings school goss certainly allegedly disruptive disobedient students involved see posed immediate threat orderly school administration respondent noted goss moreover disserves interest state student suspension fact unwarranted circumstances respondent much stake students goss administration best stake meetings respondent dean leaving possibility erroneous dismissal believe respondent entitled procedural protection provided informal school dismiss contours additional procedural protection respondent entitled need defined terms traditional adversary system familiar lawyers judges see mathews eldridge emphasized many times nature due process negates concept inflexible procedures universally applicable every imaginable situation cafeteria workers mcelroy see ante goss lopez supra words process due vary according specific factual contexts hannah larche see mathews eldridge supra morrissey brewer bell burson see also comm mcgrath frankfurter concurring instant factual context appeal provided respondent see ante served purposes respects may better formal hearing establishing procedure respondent evaluated separately seven physicians little previous contact appears medical school placed emphasis obtaining fair neutral impartial assessment order evaluate respondent seven physicians spent approximately half day observing performed various clinical duties submitted report performance dean difficult imagine better procedure determining whether school allegations respondent substance cf mathews eldridge supra use independent physician examine disability applicant report decisionmaker therefore believe appeal procedure utilized respondent together earlier notices meetings dean provided respondent much procedural protection due process clause requires iii analysis parts ii opinion illustrates resolution case traditional approach turn whether dismissal respondent characterized one academic disciplinary reasons view effort apply labels little advance due process inquiry indicated examination facts case minutes meeting first decided respondent graduate contain following issue one academic achievement performance relationship people ability communicate app emphasis added may nevertheless true implies ante school decided respondent inadequacies areas personal hygiene peer patient relations timeliness impair ability good medical doctor whether inadequacies termed purely academic reasons calls ultimately irrelevant question one placing undue emphasis words rather functional considerations relevant point respondent dismissed largely conduct students goss suspended conduct makes much decisions state lower federal courts support point dismissals academic cause necessitate hearing ante decisions relies however plainly use term academic much narrower sense distinguishing academic dismissals ones based misconduct holding student dismissed failing grades hearing serve purpose cases may viewed consistent statement mathews eldridge probable value additional procedural safeguards factor relevant due process inquiry quoted supra see provide little assistance resolving cases like present one dismissal based failing grades considerations cases talismanic reliance labels substitute sensitive consideration procedures required due process facts disputed type susceptible determination third parties allegations respondent plainly see ante reason deny procedural protection one suffer serious loss goss lopez indeed may good reason provide even protection discussed part ii supra characterization reasons student dismissal adds nothing effort find procedures fair student school promote elusive goal determining truth manner consistent individual dignity society limited resources iv agree respondent received adequate procedural due process join judgment based resolution issue never reached appeals taking properly limited view role constitutional cases refused offer dictum respondent substantive due process claim decided case procedural due process grounds see quoted ante petitioners therefore presented us questions relating procedural issue pet cert normal course case reverse questions decided presented petition remand appeals consideration remaining issues rather taking course decides record support substantive due process claim thereby agree ing district ante allow appeals provide first level appellate review question remand give us benefit lower thoughts also allow us maintain consistency rule nly questions set forth petition fairly comprised therein considered bypassing courts appeals questions nature service courts refuse speculate dictum wide range issues instead follow prudential preferred course avoiding decision particularly constitutional decision absolutely necessary resolution case ashwander tva brandeis concurring reverse judgment appeals remand proceedings necessary recount facts underlying conclusion detail opinion provide relevant facts regard notice opportunity reply given respondent app likely respondent less formally notified deficiencies several months earlier march see testimony respondent docent kind hearing rev revocation professional licenses inquiry risk error separated first inquiry private interest stake serious consequences individual smaller risk error acceptable statements letters medical school dean reflect genuine concern respondent wrongfully dismissed see app testimony dean see letters respondent seven physicians see respondent appears argue sex religion underlying reasons dismissal hearing helped resolve factual dispute school issues brief respondent see see also ante express grounds respondent dismissal related deficiencies personal hygiene patient rapport like matter procedural due process respondent entitled forum contest factual underpinnings grounds appeal procedure gave respondent forum opportunity demonstrate school charges unfair mistaken goss lopez like hearing appeal procedure meetings represent ed valued human interaction affected person experience least satisfaction participating decision vitally concern ed hese rights interchange express elementary idea person rather thing least consulted done one tribe american constitutional law emphasis original app respondent later received credit rotation course grade less satisfactory ibid grade recorded according district decision made respondent graduate coordinating committee made decision moreover apparently seen evaluation respondent performance see minutes coordinating committee meeting one reasons voiced school deciding graduate respondent arguable nonconduct aspects reason clinical competence plainly related perceived deficiencies respondent personal hygiene relationships colleagues patients see see also futility trying draw workable distinction academic disciplinary dismissals illustrated brother powell concurring opinion opinion conclusion text supra explicitly contrary district undisturbed findings fact ante cites district finding indicating respondent dismissal based considerations finding exists district statement respondent dismissed quality work quoted ante like statements effect dismissal solely academic grounds ante ultimately irrelevant due process inquiry provides information critical question whether facts disputed type susceptible determination third parties infra district finding grading evaluating system medical school applied fairly quoted ante advance resolution case especially view fact noted supra respondent grades clinical courses courses satisfactory decision made graduate fact indicates contrary justice powell intimation ante school found deficiencies respondent clinical performance different deficiencies lead unsatisfactory grades traditional scholastic subjects justice powell correct course suggesting kind conduct involved different involved goss lopez supra ante question facing medical school authorities solely whether respondent misbehaved past rather whether past present likely future conduct indicated good medical doctor ante appeal procedure school well suited aid resolution question since involved observation skills techniques actual conditions practice ante matters whether result observation labeled academic judgment long recognized school authorities efficient procedure available determine whether decision dismiss respondent unfair mistaken goss lopez supra constitutionally required give respondent chance invoke procedure depriving substantial liberty property interest see supra see mahavongsanan hall gaspar bruton mustell rose cert denied barnard inhabitants shelburne mass see brookins bonnell supp ed case traditional disciplinary situation student violates law school regulation actively engaging prohibited activities plaintiff allegedly failed act comply school regulations admission class attendance passively ignoring regulations alleged failures constitute misconduct sense plaintiff subject disciplinary procedures constitute misconduct sense plaintiff required something plaintiff contends comply requirements like traditional disciplinary case determination whether plaintiff comply school regulations question fact importantly determining factual question reference made standard achievement esoteric academic field scholastic standards involved rather disputed facts concerning whether plaintiff comply certain school regulations issues adapt readily determination fair impartial due process hearing reliance labels moreover may give school administrators reluctant accord due process students excuse see generally kirp proceduralism bureaucracy due process school setting stan rev useful example careful assessments whether school followed rules dismissing respondent legal consequences disagree respondent factual legal contentions ante asserts record clearly shows compliance rules provides neither elaboration conclusion discussion specific ways respondent contends rules followed brief respondent contentions accompanied citations record finds clear statement district quoted ante inconsistent face respondent claim rules followed anything context statement indicate addressed claim see app review appeals clarify factual issues rarely warrant expenditure time view record correct however understand goes comment legal consequences state facts said exist like aspects opinion discussed supra legal comments issue nothing confusing dictum true notes ante decision cited respondent expressly grounded due process clause service dulles fact amounts legal analysis offered question hardly answers respondent point compliance previously established rules particularly rules providing procedural safeguards constitutionally required state one agencies may deprive citizen valuable liberty property interest justice blackmun justice brennan joins concurring part dissenting part opinion justice marshall together demonstrate conclusively assuming existence liberty property interest respondent received procedural process due fourteenth amendment disposes case compels reversal judgment appeals find unnecessary therefore indulge arguments counterarguments contained two opinions extent type procedural protection fourteenth amendment requires situation similarly also find unnecessary choose arguments whether respondent dismissal academic disciplinary reasons indeed whether distinction relevant agree justice marshall however leave district appeals first instance resolution respondent substantive due process claim claim presented decided courts accordingly reverse judgment appeals remand case proceedings