· 2/16/1995
Jan Johnson v. Multnomah County, Oregon, a Political Subdivision of State of Oregon William McKinley Paul Yarborough
Citations
- 48 F.3d 420
- 95 Cal. Daily Op. Serv. 1138
- 10 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 481
- 95 Daily Journal DAR 2097
- 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 2894
- 1995 WL 61328
How courts have described this case
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- holding that recklessness of expression may be considered in the Pickering balance, but that the public employer must make a showing of actual injury
- holding that recklessness of expression may be considered in the Pickering balance, but that the public employer must make a showing of actual injury
- stating that, in the Pickering balance, courts may consider the \actual damage done to the government by the reckless statement\
- stating that, in the Pickering balance, courts may consider the “actual damage done to the government by the reckless statement”
- finding that county employee’s criticism of her supervisor as part of the “good old boy network” involved in misconduct and mismanagement was speech on a matter of public concern, even though there was evidence that the employee was personally “embittered”
- government employee retaliated against for publicly accusing her boss of running a “good old boy network” can bring a First Amendment claim
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Judges: Norris, Thompson, Aldisert
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