Legal Opinion
Ronald Thaeter v. Palm Beach Co. Sheriff's Office
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided May 26, 2006No. 03-13177, 03-13197PublishedCited by 248 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BIRCH, Circuit Judge:
This consolidated appeal presents the issue of whether photographs and videotapes of deputy sheriffs engaging in sexually explicit, off-duty conduct available for pay-per-view on the Internet is entitled to First Amendment protection. The district court granted the motion to dismiss of the sheriff who approved the terminations of the participating deputy sheriffs. We affirm.
I. BACKGROUND
Plaintiffs-appellants Ronald Thaeter and Timothy Moran were deputy sheriffs with the Palm Beach County Sheriffs Office (“PBCSO”). Prior to the fall of 2000, they had agreed to participate…
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