Legal Opinion
Brian Swetlik v. Kevin Crawford
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided December 23, 2013No. 12-2675PublishedCited by 120 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HAMILTON, Circuit Judge.
Brian Swetlik is a police detective in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. Swetlik sued the City of Manitowoc, its mayor, and members of its Common Council, alleging that they violated his First Amendment rights by voting to file a termination charge against him with the Manitowoc Police and Fire Commission. The voted after an out*821side investigation recommended Swetlik’s termination based on its finding that.he had been untruthful in statements about the police chief. Swetlik argues that the charges were actually in retaliation for his public criticism of the chief, which he made in…
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