Robert Livas v. Edward Petka

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• recognizing that a subordinate attorney could be relied on by superiors to make decisions that could create policy
• prosecutor was entitled to demand loyalty of assistants and could dismiss any assis tant in whom he had lost confidence “for whatever reasons”
• decided shortly after and without reference to Connick and holding that assistant prosecutors are policymaking officials not protected by the first amendment
• assistant prosecutors implement prosecutor's policies and make decisions which create policy

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