Legal Opinion
Welch v. Ciampa
Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
Decided September 23, 2008No. 07-2470PublishedCited by 202 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CUDAHY, Circuit Judge.
Robert Welch, a police officer in the Town of Stoughton (the Town), filed this lawsuit against the Chief of Police, the former Police Chief, two members of the Town’s Board of Selectmen (the Board) and the Town, alleging that the defendants impermissibly retaliated against him for exercising his rights under the First Amendment of the Federal Constitution. He also sought relief under a state whistle-blower statute and under the common law theory of tortious interference with advantageous business relations. Welch appeals from the district court’s grant of summary…
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