Gardetto v. Mason

How courts have described this case

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• holding that an employer cannot rely on “purely speculative allegations that certain statements caused or will cause disruption.”
• noting that complaints about decisions that “affect the basic functions and missions” of a public educational institution do constitute “speech on matters of public concern”
• noting that complaints about decisions that “affect the basic functions and missions” of a public educational institution do constitute “speech on matters of public concern”
• assessing the § 1983 free speech claim of a suspended teacher
• where an employee was openly critical of the policies of her supervisor and her employer
• to determine whether plaintiff's speech addresses personal grievances or broader public purpose, courts focus on speaker's motive

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).