Committee for Protection of First Amendment Rights of Department of Agriculture Employees v. Bergland

FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

JOHN H. PRATT, District Judge.

Introduction

Plaintiff, an ad hoc organization composed of past and present employees of the United States Department of Agriculture occupying positions in the field service entitled “state directors” of the Farmers Home Administration (FmHA) and “executive directors” of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS), brought this action for declaratory and injunctive relief to enjoin the defendants from denying its members employment “on the basis of their political beliefs and associations.” 1 The gravamen…