Can a government employee claim that he was fired in retaliation for exercising his free speech rights?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Teeter v. Shambaugh, 917 F.2d 28 (9th Cir. 1990):
For a government employee to claim that he was fired in retaliation for exercising his first amendment free speech rights, the employee's speech must involve a matter of public concern. Allen v. Scribner, 812 F.2d 426, 430, amended, 828 F.2d 1445 (9th Cir.1987).
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