Legal Opinion

Flynn v. City of Boston

Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Decided May 13, 1998No. 97-1076PublishedCited by 81 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOUDIN, Circuit Judge.

Kevin Flynn and Randy Wolfson appeal from the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of the defendants in their action alleging that they were discharged from their jobs with Boston Community Centers in violation of the First Amendment. Their former employer is an agency of the City of Boston with 400 employees and a budget of $15 million. It is concerned with the delivery of social services, including child care, youth work, and senior citizen pro*44grams, and it administers grants both from city funds and from other sources.

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2Cases cited21 opinions

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  4. Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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