Thompson v. District of Columbia

Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge BROWN.

BROWN, Circuit Judge.

James A. Thompson, Jr., appeals the dismissal of his claims that the District of Columbia retaliated against him for exercising his First Amendment rights and fired him without affording him due process. We affirm the district court’s conclusion that the First Amendment did not protect Thompson’s speech, but reverse its holding that Thompson had no right to due process.

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Because the district court granted the District of Columbia’s motion for judgment on the pleadings, we review its decision de novo, accepting as true all…