Legal Opinion
Michael Shakman, and Horace Lindsey v. Democratic Organization of Cook County, and Edmund L. Kelly
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 21, 1983No. 82-3079PublishedCited by 38 opinions
1Per curiam
This appeal concerns the scope of the Shakman decree with respect to highrank-ing, policymaking public employees. Specifically, the question presented is whether the Superintendent of Employment for the Chicago Park District is a policymaker or confidential employee such that he is excluded from the first amendment’s protection from harassment for his political views. We affirm the district court’s judgment that the position of Park Superintendent of Employment is exempt from the Shakman decree.
I
The facts are undisputed. The Chicago Park District (“Park”) is governed by the Chicago Park…
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