Legal Opinion
Van Ooteghem v. Gray
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 24, 1981No. 78-3711PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Per curiam
The court took this case en banc to resolve the question which divided the panel: must government regulation of constitutionally protected speech of public employees be justified by a compelling state interest? 628 F.2d 488 (5th Cir. 1980). The court en banc determines that the issue is not presented by the facts in this case. We affirm that portion of the judgment of the district court holding Van Ooteghem’s constitutional right of freedom of speech was violated without reaching or expressing any view on the question which brought us én banc.
*305Under Fifth Circuit Local Rule 17, our decision to…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1974
3Cited by30 opinions
- Charles E. Egger v. Harlan C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Josiah Haynesworth and Fred Hancock v. Frank P. Miller, Chief, Law Enforcement Section, Office of the Corporation Counsel, (Two Cases)Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1987
- Jimmy Lee Gray v. Eddie Lucas, WardenCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
- Randy Rene Lozano v. William French Smith, Elton FaughtCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
- Edward Bowen v. Charlie Watkins, Chief of Police of the City of Columbus, Mississippi, Etc.Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1982
25 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.