Legal Opinion
Decotiis v. Whittemore
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided March 24, 2011No. 10-1242PublishedCited by 132 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, District Judge.
In this case we must consider the First Amendment rights of a speech and language therapist working as a state contractor. 1 Navigating the shoals of the standard articulated by the Supreme Court in Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 164 L.Ed.2d 689 (2006), has proven to be tricky business, and particularly so in the context of a motion to dismiss, because the inquiry is so highly fact intensive and context specific.
Plaintiff Ellen H. Decotiis brought suit against Child Development Services-Cumberland County (“CDS-Cumberland”), Lori Whittemore…
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