Legal Opinion
Butler v. Bd. of Cnty. Com'Rs for San Miguel Cnty.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided March 29, 2019No. 18-1012PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EBEL, Circuit Judge.
The First Amendment protects a government employee's speech (1) made as a citizen (2) on a matter of public concern (3) if the employee's right to speak outweighs the government's interest as an employer in an efficient workplace. These are the first three steps of the familiar five-part Garcetti/ Pickering analysis1 and they present legal questions for a court to resolve. This appeal focuses on the second inquiry, whether a public employee's speech is on a matter of public concern. Generally, a matter of public concern relates to any matter of political, social, or other…
2Cases cited37 opinions
- Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
- Pearson v. CallahanSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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3Cited by17 opinions
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