Legal Opinion
Samuel Riley v. Rod R. Blagojevich, Thomas Snyder v. Rod R. Blagojevich
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 23, 2005No. 04-3085, 04-3436PublishedCited by 50 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
POSNER, Circuit Judge.
We have consolidated for argument and decision two essentially identical cases, though decided differently by the district judges. In both, assistant wardens of Illinois state prisons, fired by the governor of the state because they are not of his political party, contend that they are not policy-making officials or confidential employees and therefore that for the governor to have fired them on the basis of their political affiliation violated their right of free speech. They seek compensatory and punitive damages. In the case of Riley, who was assistant warden for…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Donald C. Tomczak v. The City of Chicago, an Illinois Municipal CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1985
- Luisa A. De Abadia v. Hon. Luis Izquierdo MoraCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- Esly B. Williams v. City of River Rouge, Daniel Cooney, Michael Bowdler, Danny Stevens, and Charles PratherCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1990
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3Cited by50 opinions
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- Hagan v. QuinnCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2017
- James R. Fuerst v. David A. ClarkeCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2006
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