Legal Opinion
Tom Briggs v. Merit Systems Protection Board, and United States, Intervenor
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided June 11, 2003No. 02-3217PublishedCited by 53 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LOURIE, Circuit Judge.
Tom Briggs appeals from the decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board granting summary judgment that Briggs violated the Hatch Act and ordering the District of Columbia Public Schools (“DCPS”) to remove Briggs from his teaching position. Special Counsel v. Briggs, No. CB-1216-01-0002-T-1, 91 M.S.P.R. 669, 2002 WL 523228 (MSPB Mar. 25, 2002). Because Briggs’s attacks on the constitutionality of the Hatch Act are not meritorious, we affirm.
BACKGROUND
A. The Hatch Act and the Teacher Exception
1. The Present Statutory Provisions
The Hatch Act prohibits certain government…
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