MISS. COM'N ON JUDICIAL PERFORM. v. Boland

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• applying Pickering to reject the argument of a judge who had contended that the racist and other derogatory statements that she made at a seminar were protected by the First Amendment
• distinguishing Wilkerson on basis that judge in Boland made remarks while acting in her judicial capacity
• distinguishing Wilkerson on basis that judge in Boland made remarks while acting in her judicial capacity
• applying First Amendment to ajudge acting in her “capacity as a justice court judge” at a conference seeking certification to start a drug court, but held that First Amendment did not apply because judge’s insulting comments were not matters of “legitimate public concern.”

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