Legal Opinion

Kenneth T. Blaylock v. United States Merit Systems Protection Board

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Decided August 10, 1988No. 87-7391PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

KRAVITCH, Circuit Judge:

Kenneth Blaylock petitions this court for review of a decision by the Merit Systems Protection Board (Board) finding him in violation of the Hatch Political Activities Act, 5 U.S.C. § 7324(a)(2) (Hatch Act). See Special Counsel v. Biller, 32 M.S.P.R. 110 (1987). We reverse.

I

Kenneth Blaylock worked as a civilian employee of the Department of the Air Force from 1954 to 1972, when the Air Force granted him leave without pay to serve as President of Local 997 of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). At no time thereafter has Blaylock occupied his original…

Also in this document: Concurrence.

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley AuthoritySupreme Court of the United States · 1936
  2. United Public Workers of America v. MitchellSupreme Court of the United States · 1947
  3. United States Civil Service Commission v. National Ass'n of Letter CarriersSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  4. Lowe v. Securities & Exchange CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
  5. American Postal Workers Union, Afl-Cio v. United States Postal ServiceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985

1 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

3Cited by13 opinions

  1. Robert D. Alexander v. Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1999
  2. Bauers v. CornettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989
  3. Patterson v. Maricopa County Sheriff's OfficeCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 1993
  4. Morris Biller and Vincent R. Sombrotto v. United States Merit Systems Protection BoardCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1988
  5. Bauers v. CornettCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1989

8 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.

Showing a preview — retrieve the full document via the Exa API.

Powered by the Exa API