Kirby v. City Of Elizabeth City

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• holding that even a minor oral reprimand, under certain circumstances, is sufficiently adverse for purposes of a First Amendment retaliation claim if it chills speech
• stating that injunctive relief sought by the plaintiff could only be awarded against the officers in their official capacities
• “The claims based on the allegation that [Plaintiff] was treated differently in retaliation for his speech are, at their core, free-speech retaliation claims 25 that do not implicate the Equal Protection Clause.”

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