178 F. Supp. 2d 407 - Wheeler v. Natale’s Empirical Analysis
2001
Citation profile
4 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. v. Zenith Radio Corporation · Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois
Most-quoted passages
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“[P]laintiff must demonstrate that (1) the speech was constitutionally protected; (2)[he] suffered an adverse ... decision; and (3) there was a causal connection between the speech and the adverse ... determination against [him], so that it can be said that [his] speech was a motivating factor in the determination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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