Legal Opinion
Barnhill v. Board of Regents of UW System
Court of Appeals of Wisconsin
Decided September 27, 1990No. 89-0372PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtGartzke, P.J.
Harry Sharp and Robert Lee appeal from a judgment for $80,665.87 against them in favor of Glenn Barnhill. Barnhill claims they discharged him from his job with the University of Wisconsin-Extension Survey Research Laboratory (WSRL) in retaliation for speech protected by the first amendment to the United States Constitution.
The issues are whether: (1) Sharp and Lee violated Barnhill's first amendment rights of free speech; (2) Sharp and Lee are entitled to qualified immunity from suit against them in their personal capacities; and (3) Barnhill is entitled to punitive damages. We conclude that…
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