Legal Opinion
Atwater v. Tucker
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided October 24, 2017No. A17A0722PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Mercier, Judge.
*301Kelly H. Tucker (a middle school teacher), filed a complaint for damages pursuant to 42 USC § 1983 against Patrick Atwater, Jr. (the Superintendent of Tift County Public Schools), and Kim Rutland (the Chairperson of the Tift County Board of Education), alleging that they violated her constitutional right to free speech by suspending *302her for five days and requiring her to attend diversity training after she posted a particular comment on a social media website.1 Atwater and Rutland filed a "Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings or in the Alternative Motion to Dismiss with…
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2Cases cited22 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Rankin v. McPhersonSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
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3Cited by3 opinions
- Shantai Brooks v. Andrew PalmerCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 2022
- TUCKER v. ATWATERSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018
- Tucker v. AtwaterSupreme Court of Georgia · 2018