Margaret McKinley v. Bruce Kaplan

FAY, Circuit Judge:

I. Introduction

Appellant Margaret McKinley (“Appellant”) appeals a final summary judgment entered in favor of Miami-Dade County (“the County”) on her claims that the County violated her First and Fourteenth Amendment rights. 1 Appellant contends that she was fired from her position on a County advisory board because of a public statement she made regarding a County policy with which she disagreed. The district court entered summary judgment in favor of the County, concluding that the First Amendment did not provide Appellant the right to continued government employment.

We…