Legal Opinion
Haddle v. Garrison
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided December 14, 1998No. 97-1472PublishedCited by 89 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Rehnquist
Petitioner Michael A. Haddle, an at-will employee, alleges that respondents conspired to have him fired from his job in retaliation for obeying a federal grand jury subpoena and to deter him from testifying at a federal criminal trial. We hold that such interference with at-will employment may give rise to a claim for damages under the Civil Rights Act of 1871, Rev. Stat. § 1980, 42 U. S. C. § 1985(2).
According to petitioner’s complaint, a federal grand jury indictment in March 1995 charged petitioner’s employer, Healthmaster, Inc., and respondents Jeanette Garrison and Dennis Kelly, officers…
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- Georgia Power Co. v. BusbinSupreme Court of Georgia · 1978
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3Cited by89 opinions
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