Amy Barkoo v. Brian Melby, Individually and in His Capacity as Communications Coordinator of the Village of Skokie

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• concluding there was no protected conduct where plaintiff claimed her employer retaliated against her based on the mistaken belief that plaintiff was providing information to the press about her employer’s inadvertent eavesdropping
• “To the extent Barkoo alleges that her employers retaliated against her because they thought she was engaged in First Amendment protected speech on an issue of public concern, we reject the notion that this allegation brings her claim within the requirements of § 1983.”

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