Legal Opinion
Keeffe v. Library of Congress
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 16, 1984No. Civ. A. 82-291PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District Judge:
The central issue in this litigation concerns the scope of the First Amendment rights of an employee serving in the legislative branch of the federal government. The specific question posed is whether the Library of Congress, on the authority of its current regulations, may discipline one of its professional analysts employed in the Congressional Research Service of the Library, for engaging in political activity on her own time.
INTRODUCTION
Library of Congress Regulation (“LCR”) 2023-7 provides that employees of the Library retain the…
2Cases cited30 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by6 opinions
- Mary Ann Keeffe v. Library of CongressCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Hopkins v. Mayor & Council of City of WilmingtonDistrict Court, D. Delaware · 1984
- Tucker v. Defense Mapping Agency Hydrographic/Topographic CenterDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1985
- National Federation of Federal Employees v. WeinbergerDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1986
- Turner v. Chicago Housing AuthorityDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1991
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