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Fourth Circuit· 7/15/1996

Cromer v. Brown

Citations

  • 88 F.3d 1315
  • 1996 WL 392099

How courts have described this case

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  • holding that the balancing test “clearly” favored officers’ circulation of an anonymous letter because they “moved quietly and did not try to provoke a public confrontation”
  • holding that the balancing test “clearly” favored officers’ circulation of an anonymous letter because they “moved quietly and did not try to provoke a public confrontation”
  • holding that state employer was not entitled to qualified immunity from employees' suit alleging 1983 violation under the First Amendment for retaliating against him for joining association of black officers formed to bring complaints of discrimination
  • holding that state employer was not entitled to qualified immunity from employees' suit alleging 1983 violation under the First Amendment for retaliating against him for joining association of black officers formed to bring complaints of discrimination
  • explaining that Eleventh Amendment immunity “extends to ‘arm[s] of the State,’ including state agencies and state officers acting in their official capacity”
  • finding that the Eleventh Amendment immunized a sheriff who fired the plaintiff from his job as a lieutenant

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Judges: Russell, Michael, Messitte

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37 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

Cites

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