Legal Opinion
F.D.R. Fox v. District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided May 21, 1996No. 95-7063PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the court filed by Circuit Judge WILLIAMS.
STEPHEN F. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
F.D.R. Fox appeals from the dismissal of First Amendment and due process claims stemming from his termination as an employee of the D.C. Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board. The district court rejected the First Amendment claim as a matter of law after Fox presented his case at trial, holding that the speech for which Fox alleged he was fired — a report to the police about a theft at the Board — was not about a matter of public concern. Because we find that Fox’s report was on a matter of public…
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