Silldorff v. Trautman

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• finding that “whether a speech- retaliation claim is clearly established at the pleadings stage rises and falls with whether the claim was sufficiently alleged”
• noting the “general preference” that analysis of the “clearly established” prong be deferred until after discovery
• explaining this “general preference does not at all cover qualified immunity’s first prong—whether the complaint plausibly alleged a constitutional violation” (citing Crawford, 15 F.4th at 764–65)
• At summary- judgment stage of action asserting a violation of public employee's First Amendment rights, employers must put on evidence substantiating their Pickering interests
• “Ohio law provides absolute immunity to employees of political subdivisions” unless a § 2744.03(A)(6) exception applies.
• “A defendant is not entitled to qualified immunity at the pleadings stage if (1) the facts alleged make out a violation of a constitutional right and (2

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