Naifeh v. United States

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• explaining that a fire department “has a need to secure discipline, mutual respect, trust and particular efficiency among the ranks due to its status as a quasi-military entity different from other public employers” (internal quotation marks omitted)
• deeming the maintenance of public confi- dence “a compelling and legitimate government interest”
• accepting a questionnaire as reflecting a matter of public concern because it addressed three matters of public interest even though it also addressed numerous personnel issues which were not a matter of public concern
• fire departments have a special need to “secure discipline, mutual respect, trust and particular efficiency”
• to prove a claim for retaliation under the First Amendment, a plaintiff must show a causal connection between the defendant’s adverse employment decision and plaintiff’s constitutionally protected conduct

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