Legal Opinion
Gannon v. Daley
District Court, N.D. Illinois
Decided April 27, 1983No. 81 C 1512PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
PRENTICE H. MARSHALL, District Judge.
In this lawsuit brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (1976) plaintiffs claim that they were fired from their jobs as administrative assistants employed by the State’s Attorney of Cook County, Illinois, because of their political affiliation, in violation of their rights under the first amendment 1 and the rule of Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980). Pending before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment.
Each of the five individual plaintiffs was affiliated with the Republican party. Each was active…
2Cases cited69 opinions
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- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Pierson v. RaySupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by23 opinions
- Anne W. Walker v. Honorable Ed Jones, Congressman of the United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Brown v. TrenchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
- Grossart v. DinasoCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Garrett v. BarnesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Brown v. TrenchCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1986
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