Legal Opinion
James R. Tygrett v. Walter E. Washington, Commissioner, District of Columbia
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided April 8, 1976No. 72-1876PublishedCited by 33 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SPOTTSWOOD W. ROBINSON, III, Circuit Judge:
This appeal brings on for review a judgment of the District Court sustaining the discharge of a District of Co*842lumbia police officer by his superiors. We find, upon analysis of the record, that the dismissal was directly attributable to statements by the officer of his views on a matter of public as well as individual concern. We find, too, that the judgment lacks the support of evidence and a judicial determination that the statements detrimentally affected the efficiency of the officer or the employing agency in the rendition of service to the…
2Cases cited45 opinions
- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Perry v. SindermannSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Securities & Exchange Commission v. Chenery Corp.Supreme Court of the United States · 1943
- Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School DistrictSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by33 opinions
- Charles E. Egger v. Harlan C. PhillipsCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1983
- Thomas R. Sherwood v. The Washington PostCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1989
- Taggart v. Ford Motor Credit Co.South Dakota Supreme Court · 1990
- Younger v. JensenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1980
- Bethel v. JeffersonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1978
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