Legal Opinion
Barbara Faughender v. City of North Olmsted, Ohio and M. Yvonne Petragic, Mayor of the City of North Olmsted
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided March 13, 1991No. 90-3107PublishedCited by 143 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BOGGS, Circuit Judge.
This case requires us to revisit the question of when the first amendment’s guarantee of freedom of speech prevents a city from firing or refusing to hire a non-civil service employee for political reasons. Barbara Faughender appeals from a grant of summary judgment for the defendants on her state and federal claims arising out of the refusal of the new mayor of North Olmsted, Ohio, Yvonne Petragic, to reappoint her as secretary to the Mayor. Fau-ghender sued in district court, alleging that the city violated 42 U.S.C. § 1983 by denying her government employment because…
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