Thompson v. Department of Children & Families

How courts have described this case

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• explaining that section 31-51q \encompasses rights guaranteed by the first amendment to the United States constitution\
• explaining that section 31-51q “encompasses rights guaranteed by the first amendment to the United States constitution”
• explaining that section 31-51Q ‘encompasses rights guaranteed by the first amendment to the United States constitution’
• dismissing individual defendant who “did not pay the salaries or wages of the plaintiffs” or “have authority to hire or discharge them”
• weighing evidence and determining credibility of witness is the function of trier of fact
• to prevail under § 31-51q, plaintiff must show causal connection between discipline or discharge and exercise of constitutional rights

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).