Legal Opinion
J. Blaine Lewis v. Bruce D. Cowen, Roland H. Lange, and William v. Hickey, Individually
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided January 15, 1999No. 97-7895PublishedCited by 271 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WALKER, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff-appellee J. Blaine Lewis, the person in charge of Connecticut’s lottery, was fired by his supervisors for refusing to publicly support a change in the lottery. Claiming a deprivation of his First Amendment rights, he won a substantial jury verdict in the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (Alfred V. Covello, Chief District Judge). The defendants-appellants, all Connecticut state public officials, now appeal from several district court judgments that: (1) ordered defendant-appellant William V. Hickey to pay Lewis compensatory and…
2Cases cited34 opinions
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