Legal Opinion
Casey v. West Las Vegas Independent School District
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided January 24, 2007No. 06-2054PublishedCited by 139 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
GORSUCH, Circuit Judge.
Barbara Casey, a longtime New Mexico public servant, seeks damages from the West Las Vegas Independent School District and various of its officials, alleging that they demoted and eventually fired her in retaliation for exercising her First Amendment rights. Having moved unsuccessfully for summary judgment in the district court, defendants appeal to us. While this case awaited oral argument, the Supreme Court issued Garcetti v. Ceballos, — U.S.-, 126 S.Ct. 1951, 164 L.Ed.2d 689 (2006), which profoundly alters how courts review First Amendment retaliation claims. Ms.…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Pickering v. Board of Ed. of Township High School Dist. 205, Will Cty.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
- 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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