Legal Opinion
Appeal of Booker
Supreme Court of New Hampshire
Decided January 25, 1995No. 93-597PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrock, C. J.
The petitioner, Jorel Booker, appeals from the decision of the New Hampshire Personnel Appeals Board (board) affirming a disciplinary warning based on certain statements regarding the New Hampshire Division for Children and Youth Services (DCYS) that he made to a newspaper reporter. He contends that DCYS violated RSA 98-E:l (1990), part I, article 22 of the New Hampshire Constitution, and the first amendment of the United States Constitution when it punished him for giving opinions as an individual State employee on matters concerning the State and its policies. We reverse.
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2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
- State v. BallSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1983
- State v. MayaSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1985
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