Legal Opinion
Biggs v. Village of Dupo
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided January 9, 1990No. 88-1995PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FAIRCHILD, Senior Circuit Judge.
On July 1, 1985, Danny Biggs was fired from his job as part-time police officer for the Village of Dupo, Illinois, on account of statements he made during an interview which had appeared in a local newspaper. Mr. Biggs filed suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Village, its mayor and the four village trustees who voted to fire him, for violating his first amendment right to freedom of speech. The case was tried on January 27 and 28, 1988, and the jury returned a general verdict in favor of Mr. Biggs, awarding him $60,000 in compensatory damages. The court…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Garrison v. LouisianaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Kenneth D. Colburn, Jr. And Robert M. Khoury v. Trustees of Indiana University, Glenn W. Irwin, Jr., Howard G. SchallerCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1992
- Gary D. Swank v. James SmartCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
- United States of America, Cross-Appellant v. Joseph P. Balistrieri and Angelina J. Hurdelbrink, Cross-AppelleesCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1993
- Watters v. City of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1995
- Donald G. Breuer v. Terry Hart, Sheriff of Warren CountyCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
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