Rosenfield v. Malcolm

Like Bagley v. Washington Township Hospital Dist., ante, p. 499 [55 Cal.Rptr. 401, 421 P.2d 409], the present ease requires us to consider the constitutionality of restraints imposed upon the political activities of public employees. In the present case, however, unlike Bagley, the employing agency does not even attempt to demonstrate that the restrictions imposed upon plaintiff’s political activities were necessary to maintain its efficiency and integrity but boldly asserts that it may dismiss for any reason whatsoever *561an employee who has not attained protected civil service status. For the…