Legal Opinion
Elizabeth Marshall v. Porter County Plan Commission
Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Decided September 30, 1994No. 93-2794PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PELL, Circuit Judge.
After Elizabeth Marshall was terminated from her position as the Executive Secretary for the Porter County Plan Commission, she filed a suit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, in which she alleged that her discharge was in retaliation for exercising her First Amendment right to free speech. She also claimed that she was discharged in violation of the Fourteenth Amendment. The ease proceeded to trial on her First Amendment claim, and the jury found for Marshall. The defendants appeal, claiming various trial errors and arguing that they did not violate Marshall’s First Amendment rights.
2Cases cited21 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Elrod v. BurnsSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Branti v. FinkelSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Waters v. ChurchillSupreme Court of the United States · 1994
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3Cited by85 opinions
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