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Majority Opinion
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White, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Brennan, J. (joined by Marshall, J., Blackmun, J., & Stevens, J.) |
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Lower Court
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5th Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld |
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Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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| Lawyers |
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Mark C. Rosenblum, Nadine Strossen and Charles S. Sims for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. (for respondent)
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Robert H. Chanin, Laurence Gold and Marsha S. Berzon for the National Education Association et al. (for respondent)
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| Interview |
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
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| News |
"Challenging Boss's Authority Can Bring Firing, Court Rules," The Los Angeles Times, April 20, 1983, Sect. A, p. 2
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Thornton, Mary, "Employee Right Narrowed," The Washington Post, April 21, 1983, Sect. A, p. 1
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| Other |
Balkin, J.M., "Free Speech and Hostile Environments," 99 Colum. L. Rev. 2295 (1999)
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Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3rd Ed.)(2006), Sect. 11.3.8.1
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Comment, "The Public Employee's Right of Free Speech," 55 U.Cin.L.Rev. 449 (1986)
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Lieberwitz, "Freedom of Speech in Public Sector Employment: The Deconstitutionalization of the Public Sector Workplace," 19 U.C. Davis L. Rev. 597 (1986)
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Massaro, Toni, "Significant Silences: Freedom of Speech in the Public Sector Workplace," 61 S. Cal. L. Rev. 1 (1987)
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Post, Robert, "Between Governance and Management," 34 UCLA L. Rev. 1713, (1987)
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