Legal Opinion
Howcroft v. City of Peabody
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided May 17, 2001No. 98-P-2151PublishedCited by 112 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGillerman, J.
The plaintiff Frederick Howcroft, formerly a police officer employed by the city of Peabody, brought this action against the city of Peabody and several Peabody police officers, claiming principally that his First Amendment right to speak out on a matter of public interest had been infringed by the retaliatory acts of the defendants. See Pickering v. Board of Educ., 391 U.S. 563, 568 (1968); Kennedy v. Tangipahoa Parish Library Bd. of Control, 224 F.3d 359, 365-366 (5th Cir. 2000). Howcroft’s concern was smoking in public buildings, in this case, the Peabody police station. On January 14,…
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