Legal Opinion
Stephens v. Kerrigan
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided August 12, 1997No. 96-1469UnknownCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
SLOVITER, Chief Judge.
Appellants, five police officers for the City of Allentown, filed this action asserting that they were denied promotions because they openly opposed or failed to support the candidacy of William Heydt for mayor of Allentown and/or supported his rival, John Pressman. The officers charged that the City, Mayor Heydt, and Officer Glenn Kerrigan, president of the Fraternal Order of Police, who was a Heydt supporter, deprived them of their First Amendment rights in violation of 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and 42 U.S.C. § 1985(3). They also alleged that Kerrigan…
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3Cited by3 opinions
- James Stephens Anthony Longo David Moyer v. Glenn S. Kerrigan William H. Heydt the City of Allentown (d.c. Civil No. 95-Cv-00615). Joseph Hanna Mark Vitalos v. Glenn S. Kerrigan William H. Heydt the City of Allentown (d.c. Civil No. 95-Cv-08093). James Stephens, Anthony Longo, David Moyer, Joseph Hanna and Mark VitalosCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1997
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