Legal Opinion
Jeff Dye v. Office of the Racing Comm'n
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided December 18, 2012No. 11-1828PublishedCited by 148 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MOORE, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which MERRITT, J., joined., and McKEAGUE, J., joined in part.
McKEAGUE, J. (pp. 309-18), delivered a separate opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.
OPINION
KAREN NELSON MOORE, Circuit Judge.
Four racing stewards employed by the State of Michigan argue that their Democratic supervisors retaliated against them for voicing support for or being perceived as affiliated with the Republican candidate in the 2006 Michigan gubernatorial election. Although certain stewards openly endorsed this candidate in the workplace, others remained silent.…
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