Legal Opinion
Rice v. Ohio Department of Transportation
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided October 13, 1989No. 86-3312PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DAVID A. NELSON, Circuit Judge.
This is a federal civil rights action brought by an employee of the Ohio Department of Transportation who alleged that he was passed over for promotion on the basis of considerations that were illegal under the First and Fourteenth Amendments. One of these considerations, the plaintiff claimed, was his failure to engage in political activity on behalf of the party that was in power at the time he was denied promotion.
*718The district court entered summary judgment for the defendants. Our disposition of the ensuing appeal was deferred pending consideration by the…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Will v. Michigan Department of State PoliceSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Kentucky v. GrahamSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- 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
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Everett Perry v. Kenneth McGinnisCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2000
- Lawrence Hill, (90-3923), Cross-Appellant (90-3826) v. Ronald C. Marshall, Terry Morris, (90-3803), Cross-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1992
- Edward E. Rice, Cross-Appellee v. Ohio Department of TransportationCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1994
- Collins v. Village of WoodridgeDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 2000
- York v. Ferris State UniversityDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1998
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