Legal Opinion
Dorothea Yoggerst v. Stan Stewart, James McDonough Michael Hedges and Ken Kirby
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided June 16, 1980No. 79-2356, 79-2359PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal in two companion cases brought by an employee of the Illinois Governor’s Office of Manpower and Human Development (“GOMAHD”) alleging under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 that four other employees of GOMAHD had violated her First Amendment right to free speech and seeking damages for this violation. The four defendants in the two cases consist of plaintiff’s supervisor, Michael Hedges; James McDo-nough, an administrative assistant to the Director of GOMAHD (who supervised personnel activities); Stan Stewart, a technical advisor (legal) to the Director of GOMAHD; and…
2Cases cited8 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Schenck v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1919
- Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
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3Cited by51 opinions
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- Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Orr v. CrowderWest Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
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