Legal Opinion
Walter T. Peters, Jr. v. Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey
Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Decided February 22, 1994No. 92-2101, 93-1278PublishedCited by 223 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
COWEN, Circuit Judge.
Walter T. Peters (“Peters”) filed a complaint alleging that the Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania and New Jersey (“DRPA”) violated his constitutional rights of freedom of belief and association by failing to reappoint him as its Secretary solely because he is a member of the New Jersey Republican Party. In a pretrial application, the district court ruled that the position of Secretary was not a politically sensitive position. Accordingly, the district court held that Peters’ position as Secretary was protected by the First Amendment from…
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