Legal Opinion
Board of Comm'rs, Wabaunsee Cty. v. Umbehr
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 28, 1996No. 94-1654PublishedCited by 727 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice O’Connor
delivered the opinion of the Court.†
This case requires us to decide whether, and to what extent, the First Amendment protects independent contractors from the termination of' at-will government contracts in retaliation for their exercise of the freedom of speech.
I
Under state law, Wabaunsee County, Kansas (County), is obliged to provide for the disposal of solid waste generated *671within its borders. In 1981, and, after renegotiation, in 1985, the County contracted with respondent Umbehr for him to be the exclusive hauler of trash for cities in the County at a rate specified in the contract. Each…
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