Legal Opinion
Donald Morgan v. Michael Robinson
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided February 2, 2018No. 17-1002PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPHERD, Circuit Judge.
After Donald Morgan ran against his' boss Michael Robinson, the incumbent sheriff, in a primaiy election, Robinson terminated Morgan’s employment as a deputy with the Washington County, Nebraska Sheriffs Office for statements Morgan made during the campaign. Morgan' then brought this First Amendment retaliation action under 42 TJ.S.C. § 1983, and Robinson moved for summary judgment on the basis of qualified immunity. The district court 1 denied Robinson’s motion, and he appealed, We affirm.
I. Background
Morgan is a deputy in the Washington County, Nebraska Sheriffs…
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