Blair v. Bethel School District

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• explaining that the most common adverse actions 8 are punishments that are “regulatory, proscriptive, or compulsory in nature,” such as loss 9 of a job, loss of a license, or accusations of criminal activity
• requiring an adverse retaliatory action to have the effect of punishing someone for his speech
• “[W]e assume all of the Board members have a protected interest in speaking out and voting their conscience on the important issues they confront.” (emphasis in original)
• to prevail on a retaliation claim, “a plaintiff 5 must prove: (1) he engaged in constitutionally protected activity; (2
• to prevail on a retaliation claim, “a plaintiff 7 must prove: (1) he engaged in constitutionally protected activity; (2
• to 6 prevail on a retaliation claim, “a plaintiff must prove: (1) he engaged in constitutionally 7 protected activity; (2

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