Mendoza Toro v. Gil’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 1 state decisions

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1. ““The Supreme Court has developed two lines of cases to address the First Amendment rights of public employees. See McEvoy v. Spencer, 124 F.3d 92, 97-100 (2nd Cir.1997) (comparing the two means of analyzing government workers’ First Amendment claims); Brinston v. Dunn, 928 F.Supp. 669, 670-71 (S.D.Miss.1996) (same). One line of cases involves the extent to which the government can take adverse action against an employee because of her political affiliation. See Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois, 497 U.S. 62 , 110 S.Ct. 2729 , 111 L.Ed.2d 52 (1990); Branti v. Finkel, 445 U.S. 507 , 100 S.Ct. 1287 , 63 L.Ed.2d 574 (1980); Elrod v. Burns, 427 U.S. 347 , 96 S.Ct. 2673 , 49 L.Ed.2d 547 (1976). The second line involves government employees who claim to be victims of retaliation taken against them as reprisals for their having spoken out on matters of public concern. See Rankin v. McPherson, 483 U.S. 378 , 107 S.Ct. 2891 , 97 L.Ed.2d 315 (1987); Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138 , 103 S.Ct. 1684 , 75 L.Ed.2d 708 (1983); Pickering v. Board of Education, 391 U.S. 563 , 88 S.Ct. 1731 , 20 L.Ed.2d 811 (1968).””

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 160 F. Supp. 2d 188 - Siaca v. Autoridad De Acueductos Y Alcantarillados De Puerto Rico · 392 F. Supp. 2d 148 - Hoffman v. Mercado