Legal Opinion
Robert Pilkington v. Joseph J. Bevilacqua
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided January 15, 1979No. 77-1511PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Per curiam
The judgment is affirmed on the law and the facts ably set out in the district court’s opinion. See Pilkington v. Bevilacqua, 439 F.Supp. 465 (D.R.I.1977). Appellants’ challenges to the trial court’s factual findings do not approach a demonstration of clear error. Nor do appellants present any substantial legal questions. We agree with the trial court that fear of public exposure of previous intra-agency criticism is an impermissible motivation for firing and brings the speech in question within the ambit of First Amendment protections. Alicea Rosado v. Garcia Santiago, 562 F.2d 114 (1st Cir.…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. DoyleSupreme Court of the United States · 1977
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Bishop v. WoodSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Givhan v. Western Line Consolidated School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- Israel Alicea Rosado v. Ramon Garcia SantiagoCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by16 opinions
- Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Mavis Day v. South Park Independent School DistrictCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1985
- Buschi v. KirvenCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1985
- Michael T. Albright v. United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1980
- Ronald Brule v. Bradford SouthworthCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
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