Fifth Circuit· 3/15/2004

Wiggins v. Lowndes County MS

Citations

363 F.3d 387
21 I.E.R. Cas. (BNA) 15
2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 4834
2004 WL 502021

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

noting that while policymaker and confidential employee are not strictly applied, the Fifth Circuit \more readily find that the government's interests outweigh the employee's interests where the employee is a policymaker or is confidential.\
addressing together whether the employee was a policymaker or in a confidential role and finding that he was neither
distinguishing employees in Gentry and Kinsey from lower-level employees whose sabotage of their own work would merely render their work deficient, not advance or undermine policy to the requisite degree
“Political speech regarding a public election lies at the core of matters of public concern protected by the First Amendment.”
patronage dismissal may survive First Amendment challenge when “political allegiance ‘is an appropriate requirement for the effective performance of the public office involved’”
county road foreman simply implements policy and may not be terminated for political reasons

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Judges: Reavley, Higginbotham, Benavides

Read full opinion on CourtListener

Cited by

13 cases in this archive cite this case.

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

Sourced from CourtListener / Free Law Project (CC0).

This is legal information, not legal advice. Laws vary by jurisdiction and change frequently. Always verify current law with official sources and consult a licensed attorney in your jurisdiction for advice on your specific situation.