Legal Opinion
James R. Tygrett v. Marion Barry, Mayor of the District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 3, 1980No. 78-1938PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MIKVA, Circuit Judge:
Appellant James Tygrett was a probationary police officer when he was fired from the District of Columbia’s Metropolitan Police Department (Department). 1 Charging that his discharge had been in violation of his First Amendment rights, Tygrett brought this suit. After a trial on the merits, the district court sustained the Department’s action. Because we believe the district court incorrectly applied the law to the facts elicited at trial, we reverse.
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Tygrett was fired from the Department in July 1972, shortly before his probationary year was about to end. In the weeks…
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
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Camp v. PittsSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
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3Cited by43 opinions
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- Sheldon L. Wulf v. The City of Wichita, Gene Denton, and Richard LamunyonCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- William E. Hughes v. Alan S. WhitmerCourt of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1983
- Ezra Waters v. Clinton Chaffin, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1982
- Phyllis F. Borrell v. United States International Communications AgencyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
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