Groenewold v. Kelley’s Empirical Analysis
888 F.3d 365 · 2018
Citation profile
5
cited by 5 later decisions
January 2023
most recently cited
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Cleveland Board of Education v. Loudermill · Pearson v. Callahan · Hudson v. Palmer · Garcetti v. Ceballos · Washington v. Glucksberg
Most-quoted passages
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“a public employee must prove: (1) he engaged in activity protected by the First Amendment; (2) the defendants took an adverse employment action against him; and (3) the protected conduct was a substantial or motivating factor in the defendants' decision to take the adverse employment action.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A public employee's speech is protected under the First Amendment if he spoke as a citizen on a matter of public concern, but a public employee's speech is not protected if he spoke pursuant to his official duties.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“A public employee's speech is pursuant to his employment duties if it is part-and-parcel of the employee's concerns about his ability to properly execute his duties.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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