What is the test for determining whether speech "addresses a matter of public concern"?
MultiRegion, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Norton v. Breslin, No. 13-1962-cv (2nd Cir. 2014):
Whether speech "addresses a matter of public concern is a question of law for the court to decide." Ruotolo v. City of New York, 514 F.3d 184, 189 (2d Cir. 2008) (internal quotation marks omitted). To answer this question, "we evaluate whether the speech
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