OFFICE MEMORANDUM . STANFORD UNIVERSITY . OFFICE MEMORANDUM . STANFORD UNIVERSITY . OFFICE MEMORANDUM
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                                              DATE:  March 5, 1973            :

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To :   Felicity Bloch, c/o Sid Bloch; Psychiatry                              ?
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FROM :   Joshua Lederberg                                                          4

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SUBJECT:   "State Agency"                                                   7
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  Let me mention two specific consequences of the "state agency"
concept were applied to a private university. This would be tantamount to
giving the status of federal employment to university staff and faculty.

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This would doubtless broaden the scope of constitutional protection of       z
civil rights to employment, but might have many other side effects. For          3
example: federal employes are constrained with respect to:                             0
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   Right to strike
   Employment of aliens                            zb

  Security investigation procedures                          6
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  Hatch Act (political activity -
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   Freedom of Information Act - many records we would now regard as personal    z
     would have to be publicly exhibited                           ii
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  Ownership of patents and copyrights                          2
  Moonlighting and l@ture; consulting fees during a tightly defined work week o

No matter how one f,e&l.s about the limits of "free speech" it would be a bad     :
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