Legal Opinion
Whitney v. City of Milan
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided April 24, 2012No. 11-5261PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
COLE, Circuit Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Chris Crider, the mayor of the City of Milan, appeals the district court’s denial of qualified immunity. Because Crider prohibited one of his employees from speaking about matters of public concern, in violation of the employee’s clearly established First Amendment rights, we AFFIRM the denial of qualified immunity.
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Plaintiff-Appellee Lindsey Whitney has been an employee of the City of Milan, Tennessee (“the City”) since 2006, when she was first hired to work in the City’s street department. The following year, in addition to this job, Whitney…
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