Legal Opinion
Michael Bonds v. Milwaukee County, Karen Ordinans, William Hart and Thomas Kuzma
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided March 28, 2000No. 99-2282PublishedCited by 55 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant Milwaukee County argues that this is a textbook case of protected employment action under the policy making employee exception to the First Amendment. Plaintiff Michael Bonds publicly criticized his government employer on a matter of public concern, while serving in' a “policymaking” position, and suffered adverse employment treatment based on his speech. Indeed, if that was the case without more, we would apply the policy making employee exception first enunciated in Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347, 367-68, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976), in a…
2Cases cited36 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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