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Tenth Circuit· 11/13/1996

Gardetto v. Mason

Citations

  • 100 F.3d 803
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 29485
  • 1996 WL 657872

How courts have described this case

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

  • 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

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Judges: Porfilio, Anderson, Tacha

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