Legal Opinion
Harry D. Thomas v. Lawrence Whalen and Edward Ammann, City of Cincinnati
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 21, 1995No. 93-4129PublishedCited by 29 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAUGHTREY, Circuit Judge.
This case stems from disciplinary action taken by police department officials against a Cincinnati Police Division officer who made several unauthorized public presentations — both oral and written — on behalf of the National Rifle Association, while wearing official insignia and identifying himself as a Cincinnati Police lieutenant. Alleging harassment and retaliation for the exercise of his free speech rights, the lieutenant, Harry D. Thomas, brought a civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against his supervisors, Chief of Police Lawrence E. Whalen and…
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