Kemp v. State Board of Agriculture

Although I agree with the majority’s formulation of the four-step analysis used to examine Kemp’s First Amendment claim, I do not agree with the application of that test to the facts of this case. In addition, I would address Kemp’s due process claims and hold that CSU’s actions violated Kemp’s procedural due process rights. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent.

In this case Kemp alleged that she suffered racial and sexual discrimination both at work and during the grievance procedure. Kemp’s husband wrote a letter to Senator Armstrong in connection with Kemp’s complaint of racial and sexual…