Legal Opinion
Federacion De Empleados Del Tribunal General De Justicia v. Eulalio A. Torres
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided October 29, 1984No. 84-1106PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BREYER, Circuit Judge.
The plaintiffs in this case are employees or former employees of Puerto Rico’s judicial branch. On August 1, 1980, they demonstrated for higher pay. The demonstration took place during working hours in front of a court building. Their employer, acting through Eulalio Torres, Administrative Director of the Courts of Puerto Rico, punished them. They then sued their employer, claiming that the punishment infringed their constitutionally protected rights of free speech.
The parties submitted the case to the district court on stipulated facts and cross-motions for summary…
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