Eighth Circuit· 3/28/2017

Gary Thompson v. Andy Shock

Citations

852 F.3d 786
41 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 1701
2017 WL 1149114
2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 5361

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describing application of \narrow Elrod - Branti justification test\ (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted)
describing application of “narrow Elrod-Branti justification test” (alteration and internal quotation marks omitted)
“[I]f an employee is discharged because of his or her expressive conduct, we apply the Pickering-Connick test . . . If an employee is discharged because of his or her political affiliation, we apply the Elrod-Branti test.”
“[I]f an employee is discharged because of his or her expressive conduct, we apply the Pickering-Connick test . . . If an employee is discharged because of his or her political affiliation, we apply the Elrod-Branti test.”
“[I]f an employee is discharged because of his or her expressive conduct, we apply the Pickering-Connick test . . . If an employee is discharged because of his or her political affiliation, we apply the Elrod-Branti test.”
“[I]f an employee is discharged because of his or her expressive conduct, we apply the Pickering-Connick test . . . If an employee is discharged because of his or her political affiliation, we apply the Elrod-Branti test.”

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Judges: Wollman, Smith, Wright

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