· 8/27/2003
Todd M. Johnson, Sr. v. Joseph Ganim, Ron Rapice, and City of Bridgeport
Citations
- 342 F.3d 105
- 20 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 554
- 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 17919
- 2003 WL 22017321
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- holding that “factual disputes pertaining to the potential for disruption and defendants’ motivations in suspending and terminating plaintiff preclude summary judgment”
- concluding that factual question existed as to whether the conduct of an employee, a custodian, could lead to potential disruption where he was “not involved in policy-making decisions” and had limited interaction with other employees or the public
- \[T]he mere fact that [plaintiff] took a personal interest in the subject matter of the speech does not remove the letter from the protection of the First Amendment.\
- “[T]he mere fact that [plaintiff] took a personal interest in the subject matter of the speech does not remove the letter from the protection of the First Amendment.”
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Judges: Straub, Pooler, Hurd
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