Legal Opinion
Laidley v. McClain
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided September 13, 1990No. 89-5016PublishedCited by 82 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WESLEY E. BROWN, Senior District Judge.
The plaintiffs in this action were employees in the district attorney’s office in District No. 24 in Oklahoma. In 1986, the defendant Lantz McClain was elected district attorney in that district. Upon taking office, Mr. McClain told the plaintiffs that he did not intend to retain them as employees. The plaintiffs, who had supported Mr. McClain’s opponent in the district attorney primary election, filed this action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, alleging that the defendants had violated their First Amendment rights of free speech and association by terminating…
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