Legal Opinion

Jenkins v. Rock Hill Local School District

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 17, 2008No. 06-4550, 06-4551PublishedCited by 60 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

CURTIS L. COLLIER, Chief District Judge.

Plaintiffs Shara Jenkins (“Jenkins”) and Brenda Mulkey (“Mulkey”) filed this consolidated appeal challenging the district court’s grant of summary judgment to defendants Lloyd Evans (“Evans”) and the Rock Hill School Board (“School Board”) on their First Amendment retaliation and privacy claims. In analyzing the retaliation claims, the district court incorrectly limited constitutionally protected activities to matters of public concern. However, because the district court reached the correct decision on all claims except Jenkins’s retaliation…

2Cases cited52 opinions

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  4. Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by60 opinions

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