Third Circuit· 12/5/2003

Brennan v. Norton

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350 F.3d 399

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noting that a government employee’s speech must involve a matter of public concern to constitute protected speech
noting that a government employee’s speech must involve a matter of public concern to constitute protected speech
declining to find adverse action where the “alleged retaliatory acts were criticism, false accusations or verbal reprimands.”
reversing district court’s assigning final policymaking power to a town manager
contrasting the requirements for proof of retaliation for free expression with those for petitioning activity and noting that “a plaintiff need only show that his/her lawsuit was not frivolous in order to make out a prima facie claim for retaliation under the Petition Clause”
“‘[T]he crucial question regarding waiver is whether [plaintiff] presented the argument with sufficient specificity to alert the district court.’”

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Judges: Fuentes, McKee, Pogue, Trade

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