Legal Opinion
Battaglia v. Union County Welfare Board
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Decided December 16, 1981PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the Court was delivered by
*53SCHREIBER, J.
The principal question presented in this case is whether the plaintiff, an attorney for a county welfare board, who was not continued in employment because of his political beliefs, was deprived of his First Amendment rights.
Plaintiff’s verified complaint in lieu of prerogative writs sought to compel the defendant Union County Welfare Board (Board) to retain plaintiff in his position as legal assistant to the Board. Plaintiff also charged Harry Pappas, then Chairman of the Union County Democratic Committee, the individual members of the…
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