Legal Opinion
Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff's Ass'n v. Clarke
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided July 21, 2009No. 08-3298PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KANNE, Circuit Judge.
The dispute in this case is what one’s mother might have in mind when she imparts the classic phrase, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Apparently, Milwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke, Jr., did not take this childhood lesson to heart. In the summer of 2005, Sheriff Clarke posted on a roll-call bulletin board a quote that at least one deputy, Michael Schuh, considered an offensive challenge to his and his fellow officers’ courage. Schuh fired back by publishing a two-sentence statement challenging Sheriff Clarke’s courage. Sheriff…
2Cases cited26 opinions
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3Cited by35 opinions
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