547 F. App'x 13 - Lakner v. Lantz’s Empirical Analysis
2013
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Connick v. Myers · Garcetti v. Ceballos · Board of County Commissioners Wabaunsee County Kansas v. Umbehr · Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri · Analytical Surveys, Inc. v. Tonga Partners, L.P.
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“[T]he fact that Lakner’s prior relationship with DOC waS as an independent contractor rather than as an employee does not alter the [First Amendment] analysis. Although there are various differences between employees and independent contractors, these differences “can be accommodated by applying [the] existing framework for government employee cases to independent contractors.” ■”
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