Robb, James v. City of Philadelphia and Mann, Fredric R. And Horowitz, Vladimir and Crawford, Robert W. And Washington, Nathaniel and Doe, John

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• holding allegation that defendants retaliated against plaintiff for “exercis[ing] his rights of association through participation in his labor union ... sets forth the bare bones of a claim for which relief may be granted”
• denying promotion because of employee’s speech states section 1983 claim for violation of First Amendment
• presenting the elements required for a plausible procedural due process claim
• “If protected interests are implicated, we then must decide what procedures constitute ‘due process of law.’ ”
• transfer and nonpromotion allegedly based on employee’s union activity, statements to press, or refusal to withdraw private lawsuit against well-known person
• “Stigma to reputation alone, absent some accompanying deprivation of present or future employment, is not a liberty interest protected by the Fourteenth Amendment.”

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