Legal Opinion
England v. Rockefeller
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided July 16, 1984No. Nos. 83-1851(L), 83-1852 to 83-1854PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HARRISON L. WINTER, Chief Judge:
These appeals are in two of the nine cases pending in the Northern and Southern Districts of West Virginia in which former employees of the West Virginia Department of Highways (DOH) sued Governor Rockefeller, Commissioner Miller and others, asserting that plaintiffs were terminated for political reasons, in violation of their constitutional right of free association. See Elrod v. Bums, 427 U.S. 347, 96 S.Ct. 2673, 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976); Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507, 100 S.Ct. 1287, 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980). In the instant cases, plaintiffs alleged an elaborate…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- Harlow v. FitzgeraldSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
- Cohen v. Beneficial Industrial Loan Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1949
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
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