Legal Opinion
Harold Brown v. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Decided May 18, 1984No. Appeal 83-1254PublishedCited by 26 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
EDWARD S. SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Petitioner Harold Brown (Brown) appeals from a decision of the Merit Systems Protection Board (board), affirming the decision of the Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (agency) to remove Brown from his position as a supervisory air traffic control specialist at the New York Air Traffic Control Center (TRACON), on the basis of a misconduct charge arising from comments, broadcast by the national media, which Brown made to striking air controllers. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand.
Background
Brown had been an agency employee…
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