United States Seventh Circuit

In a suit alleging retaliation by a police chief and deputy in violation of the First Amendment, judgment for plaintiffs is reversed and remanded where: 1) one plaintiff's speech was not protected by the First Amendment; and 2) it was unclear whether the jury found that defendants retaliated against the other plaintiff solely on the basis of protected speech, unprotected speech, or a combination of both.

Appellate Information

• Argued 01/11/2007
• Decided 07/17/2007
• Published 07/17/2007

Judges

• FLAUM, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, FLAUM, and ROVNER, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Rettko (argued), Rettko Law Offices, Brookfield, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellees., Jan A. Smokowicz (argued), Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendants-Appellants.