Legal Opinion
Burkhart v. Randles
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided June 18, 1985No. 84-5054PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
KEITH, Circuit Judge.
This is an appeal from a district court judgment entered against the plaintiffs after a jury adversely determined their civil rights suit filed pursuant to 42 U.S.C. Section 1983.1 The plaintiffs sought to challenge the constitutionality of their terminations from employment by the defendants, Helen Randles and Knox County, Tennessee. The plaintiffs alleged that the dismissals violated their rights to freedom of political expression and to due process of law under the first and fourteenth amendments.2 For the reasons set forth below, we reverse and remand this cause for a…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Monell v. New York City Dept. of Social Servs.Supreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Board of Regents of State Colleges v. RothSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Wilson v. GarciaSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Smith v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by39 opinions
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- Christian v. BelcherCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1989
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