Arnett v. Kennedy
United States Supreme Court
416 U.S. 134 (1974)
Relevant factsFree
Kennedy (plaintiff), a federal employee, was fired for cause and given only a post-termination opportunity to respond orally and in writing, consistent with the Lloyd-La Follette Act, which granted civil-service job-security rights but didn't require a pre-termination hearing; Kennedy sued claiming entitlement to a pre-termination hearing as a matter of due process, and the court of appeals ruled in his favor.
IssueFree
Whether, if a substantive right is inextricably intertwined with procedural limitations on enforcing that right, an individual is entitled to additional procedural due process.