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· 9/15/2014

Christian Cutler v. Stephen F. Austin State Univ

Citations

  • 767 F.3d 462
  • 39 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 7
  • 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 17715
  • 98 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 45,159
  • 2014 WL 4548549

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a letter to a member of Congress about an event outside the scope of the employee’s job requirements was protected
  • holding that by 2010, the combination of Garcetti, Davis, Williams v. Dallas Indep. Sch. Dist., 480 F.3d 689 (5th Cir. 2007), and Charles v. Grief, 522 F.3d 508 (5th Cir. 2008), had clearly established the law
  • finding that by 2010, the combination of Garcetti, Williams, Davis, and Charles v. Grief, 522 F.3d 508 (5th Cir. 2008), had resulted in clearly established law
  • finding that by 2010, the combination of Garcetti, Williams, Davis, and Charles v. Grief, 522 F.3d 508 (5th Cir. 2008), had resulted in clearly established law
  • finding that several cases, when considered together, were sufficient to provide clear warning that termination on the basis of the plaintiff’s speech violated the First Amendment
  • discussing the Fifth Circuit's development of First Amendment retaliation law for public employees after Garcetti

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Judges: Dennis, Prado, Brown

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