Cooke v. Bevin

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF KENTUCKY CENTRAL DIVISION (at Frankfort) CHARISSA M. COOKE, ) ) Plaintiff, ) Civil Action No. 3: 19-031-DCR ) V. ) ) MATTHEW G. BEVIN, et al., ) MEMORANDUM OPINION ) AND ORDER Defendants. ) *** *** *** *** Plaintiff Charissa Cooke asserts that she was terminated from her position with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet in Ashland, Kentucky, for voicing opinions and joining with others to support the public education system and pension funding for teachers and other state employees. She alleges claims of: (i) First Amendment retaliation; (ii)…