Legal Opinion
Alberto Fernandez v. The School Board of Miami-Dade County, Florida
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 10, 2018No. 17-14319PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MARCUS, Circuit Judge:
*1326 Again today we face the question whether the speech of two public employees of the Miami-Dade County School District is protected by the First Amendment. Whether they spoke as private citizens or public employees and about matters of public concern makes all the difference. Sometimes, answering these questions is difficult, particularly as we remember that "citizens do not surrender their First Amendment rights by accepting public employment." Lane v. Franks , --- U.S. ----, 134 S.Ct. 2369 , 2374, 189 L.Ed.2d 312 (2014). This is not one of those cases.
Dr. Alberto…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
- Janet Feliciano v. City of Miami BeachCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2013
- Lane v. FranksSupreme Court of the United States · 2014
- Melissa A. Alves v. Board of Regents of the University System of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2015
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