· 9/29/1986
Glen McMurphy v. City of Flushing, and Bernard Van Osdale, Vernon Royston, Individually and Jointly
Citations
- 802 F.2d 191
- 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 31368
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- “Obviously, the public is concerned with how a police department is operated, and efforts to give public exposure to alleged misconduct are protected.”
- Connick reaffirmed that if any part of the speech of an employee that contributes to the discharge relates to matters of public concern, the trial court must conduct a Pickering balancing of interests
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Judges: Lively, Wellford, Boggs
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