Legal Opinion
Herbert Liverman v. City of Petersburg
Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Decided December 15, 2016No. 15-2207PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded by published opinion. Judge WILKINSON wrote the opinion, in which Judge TRAXLER and Judge HENDRICKS joined.
WILKINSON, Circuit Judge:
Two police officers challenge disciplinary actions for violations of their Department’s social networking policy. The district court denied relief on most of their claims. While we are sensitive to the Department’s need for discipline throughout the chain of command, the policy here and the disciplinary actions taken pursuant to it would, if upheld, lead to an utter lack of transparency in law enforcement…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Connick Ex Rel. Parish of Orleans v. MyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Garcetti v. CeballosSupreme Court of the United States · 2006
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