Mark McGee v. Public Water Supply, District 2 of Jefferson County, Missouri

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• holding that an employee's speech regarding a project's non- compliance with environmental standards was part of his job responsibilities and thus not protected
• concluding district manager of public water supply district who expressed concerns over the district’s compliance with environmental regulations made the statements as part of his official duties
• holding a public water supply district manager’s complaints about environmental compliance, although involving matters of public concern, were made pursuant to his official duties to ensure regulatory compliance and thus were not made as a citizen
• referring to Pickering v. Bd. of Educ., 391 U.S. 563 (1968)
• district manager's complaints about district's environmental compliance on two projects were made pursuant to his official duties
• whether employee's statement was made as citizen on a matter of public concern and so is entitled to First Amendment protection is question of law

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