Legal Opinion
Robert T. Magill v. Dennis M. Lynch
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided July 25, 1977No. 76-1532PublishedCited by 70 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COFFIN, Chief Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case are Pawtucket, Rhode Island firemen who ran for city office in 1975. The defendants are city officials who threatened to enforce the city’s “Little Hatch Act” against the firemen if they ran. Pawtucket’s counterpart to the federal Hatch Act prohibits city employees from engaging in a broad range of political activities. Becoming a candidate for any city office is specifically proscribed. 1 Paw-tucket’s elections are, by charter, held in odd years, and do not utilize party nominating machinery or make reference to party labels in the election…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Broadrick v. OklahomaSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter CarriersSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
- Gooding v. WilsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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3Cited by70 opinions
- Mary A. Bart v. William C. TelfordCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1982
- Painter v. GraleyOhio Supreme Court · 1994
- Gibson v. Mayor And Council Of The City Of WilmingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2004
- Ernest N. Morial v. Judiciary Commission of the State of LouisianaCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1977
- Aiello v. City of WilmingtonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1980
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