What is the test for First Amendment freedom-of-expressive-association claims?
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The following excerpt is from Piscottano v. Murphy, 511 F.3d 247 (2nd Cir. 2007):
We note first our agreement with the district court that, in order to prevail on a First Amendment freedom-of-expressive-association claim, a government employee must show, inter alia, that his expressive association involved a matter of public concern just as would a government employee complaining of a violation of his right to freedom of speech. See, e.g., Cobb v. Pozzi, 363 F.3d 89, 102-07 (2d Cir.2004). Given that freedom of speech is
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