Legal Opinion
Fields v. Prater
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided May 21, 2009No. 08-1437, 08-1471PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
This appeal arises out of plaintiff Tammy Fields’s suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, which alleges that defendants conspired to prevent her from being hired as the local director of a county department of social services (“DSS”) because of her political affiliation and in violation of her First Amendment rights. Defendants have appealed the district court’s denial of their motions for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. We conclude that the First Amendment prohibits consideration of political affiliation in hiring decisions for positions like the…
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