Perspective
May 24, 2013
Case tests the bounds of public employee free speech
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision that expansively describes public employee protected free speech in the context of labor-management relations. By David Urban
This spring, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a decision that expansively describes public employee protected free speech in the context of labor-management relations. In Ellins v. Sierra Madre, 2013 DJDAR 3837 (March 22), the 9th Circuit determined that a city police officer who served as union president could state a First Amendment retaliation claim based on his union-related speech. The speech at issue included his s...
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