Mullin v. Town of Fairhaven

How courts have described this case

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• recognizing that motive is relevant to the analysis of whether an issue raised by a government employee is of public concern
• holding that employee’s whistle blowing concerning official misconduct by selectmen obviated the need for a threshold analysis of his dominant motive for speaking out
• observing that motive is relevant in determining whether an issue raised by a government employee is of public concern
• same rule applies to judgment on partial findings

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).