Legal Opinion
Jenny Wernsing, Charles Bingaman and Troy Cannon v. Odell Thompson, Jr.
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 9, 2005No. 03-3956PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Three Internal Security Investigators in the Office of the Inspector General of the Illinois Department of Human Services brought suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the Inspector General of Illinois had (1) imposed a prior restraint on their constitutionally protected speech and (2) retaliated against them for exercising their First Amendment rights after they voiced concern over the Inspector General’s rumored plans to make a key appointment. Plaintiffs requested both money damages and an injunction prohibiting further restrictions on their speech. Both sides…
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