Legal Opinion
Hawkins v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided February 11, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2009-1831PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.
After he criticized a new crime-prevention strategy in the Washington Post, the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department disciplined Detective William Hawkins for talking to the media without authorization. Hawkins and his union, the Fraternal Order of Police, sued. In the wake of a previous motion to dismiss, all that remains of the suit is Plaintiffs’ claim against the District of Columbia under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, asserting that Hawkins’s discipline and MPD’s media policy violate the First Amendment. The parties have now cross-moved for summary…
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