Paul C. Murray v. Theodore M. Gardner, Special Agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation

MacKINNON, Senior Circuit Judge:

This case presents questions concerning the First Amendment rights of public employees. Similar questions have recently been resolved by the Supreme Court. The facts of this case are clearly covered by these Supreme Court precedents and thus we affirm the District Court’s dismissal of appellant’s claims.

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Appellant Paul Murray, plaintiff below, is a special agent in the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Murray sued six of his fellow agents who were his superiors in the Bureau’s Washington Field Office (“Field Office”) for alleged violations of his First and Fifth…