Legal Opinion
Green Township Education Ass'n v. Rowe
New Jersey Superior Court Appellate Division
Decided February 28, 2000PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
The opinion of the court was delivered by
RAIME, P.J.A.D
This appeal presents novel questions concerning the extent to which a governmental employer may restrict its employees’ freedom of speech in the setting of the workplace. At issue is whether the Green Township Board of Education’s conflict of interest policy barring teachers from engaging in specified political activities infringes upon the right of free speech. An ancillary question is whether the Board may bar teachers from wearing a political button bearing the inscription “NJEA SETTLE NOW’ while in the school premises in the presence…
2Cases cited32 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- FW/PBS, Inc. v. City of DallasSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
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3Cited by7 opinions
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