· 10/17/2000
Cynthia Myers v. Karen Hasara and Gail Danner
Citations
- 226 F.3d 821
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- balancing the government interest based on the facts reasonably known to the government employer
- we review de novo a grant of summary judgment as well as a district court’s decision that a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity
- we review de novo a grant of summary judgment as well as a district court’s decision that a defendant is entitled to qualified immunity
- “It was, therefore, clear in June 1996 that government employees had a First Amendment right to speak on matters of public concern that must be weighed against the employer’s right to punish insubordination.”
- “It was, therefore, clear in June 1996 that government employees had a First Amendment right to speak on matters of public concern that must be weighed against the employer’s right to punish insubordination.”
- proper enforcement of the law is a matter of public concern
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Judges: Wood, Kanne
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