Eleventh Circuit· 5/21/1997

Morris v. Crow

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117 F.3d 449
1997 WL 368352

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holding that speech that contained both personal attacks and comments on matters of public concern may still pass the threshold Connick test
holding that even speech that contains an “embarrassing, vulgar, vituperative, ad hominem attack” can touch on a matter of public concern
holding that speech that contained both personal attacks and comments on matters of public concern may still pass the threshold Con-nick test
indicating that waving political sign while engaging in vituperative outburst does not necessarily give outburst First Amendment protection
expressing doubts about the merits of a political patronage theory before determining that the Pickering balance favored the employer
“[A]n employee’s motive for speech ... is a factor that must be considered in determining whether speech is a matter of public concern.”

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Judges: Tjoflat, Dubina, Carnes

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