Legal Opinion
Kenneth Hunter v. Town of Mocksville, North Caro
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided June 15, 2015No. 14-1081, 14-1125PublishedCited by 87 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed by published opinion. Judge WYNN wrote the majority opinion, in which Judge DIAZ joined. Judge NIEMEYER wrote, a dissenting opinion.
WYNN, Circuit Judge:
“Almost 50 years ago, th[e Supreme] Court declared that citizens do not surrender their First Amendment rights by accepting public employment.” Lane v. Franks, — U.S. -, 134 S.Ct. 2369, 2374, 189 L.Ed.2d 312 (2014). A threshold question for determining “whether a public employee’s speech is entitled to protection” is whether the employee “spoke as a citizen on a matter of public concern.” Id. at 2378 (quotation marks and citation…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- Roth v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1957
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Johnson v. JonesSupreme Court of the United States · 1995
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3Cited by87 opinions
- Kenneth L. Hunter v. Town of Mocksville, NCCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
- Kevin Buker v. Howard CountyCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Thomas Cannon v. Village of Bald Head IslandCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2018
- Richard Crouse v. Town of Moncks CornerCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
- Sean DeCrane v. Edward EckartCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2021
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