James Newcomb v. James Brennan and Henry Reuss

How courts have described this case

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• holding that the “plaintiff’s interest in running for Congress and thereby expressing his political views without interference from state officials ... lies at the core of the values protected by the First Amendment”
• noting the discretionary role of the deputy city attorney, and the attorney's role in implementing policies of the city attorney's office as a whole
• “[S]eeking office, by itself, is not entitled to constitutional protection[,]” but that viewpoints expressed as a candidate are entitled to protection
• “city ordinances fall within the category of ‘common knowledge’ and are therefore proper subjects for judicial notice.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).