Legal Opinion
Mekss v. Wyoming Girls' School
Wyoming Supreme Court
Decided June 12, 1991No. 89-235PublishedCited by 45 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THOMAS, Justice.
This appeal involves the delicate balance between a governmental employee’s right of free speech and the authority of government officials to manage their offices. The court must decide whether the appellant, Regina Mekss (Mekss), was discharged unlawfully from her position as a bookkeeper at the Wyoming Girls’ School (School) be*187cause of the exercise of her right of free speech, or whether she was discharged lawfully for conduct that was not protected. After she was discharged by the School, Mekss appealed to the Personnel Review Board. The Personnel Review Board approved the…
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