Thulen v. Bausman’s Empirical Analysis
938 F.2d 84 · 1991
Citation profile
6
cited by 6 later decisions
October 1993
most recently cited
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on Mitchell v. Forsyth · Elrod v. Burns · Siegert v. Gilley · Northern Pipeline Construction Co. v. Marathon Pipe Line Co. · Ohio State Board of Education v. Reed
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“[a]l-though — perhaps because — [the rule in Upton ] is so sweeping, its scope is also unclear. Does it apply only .., when deputies are politically active, or whenever they have political allegiances that differ from those of their superiors?”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Heideman v. Wirsing
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