Legal Opinion
Chalk Appeal
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided January 7, 1971No. Appeal, 30PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion by
Mr. Justice Roberts,
This is an appeal from a decision of the State Civil Service' Commission, suspending appellant, who is a public assistance caseworker, for ten days without pay. The Commission, by a two-to-one vote, found that certain remarks made by appellant at a public meeting of a group called the “Public Assistance Committee” vio*379lated two sections of the Department of Public Assistance Bulletin 659. These sections provide that employees of the Department should “conduct themselves in a manner that will bring credit to the Commonwealth,” and should “never . . . engage in any…
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- Sherbert v. VernerSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NYSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
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3Cited by20 opinions
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- Lees v. West Greene School DistrictDistrict Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · 1986
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