United States Second Circuit
KNIGHT v. STATE OF CONNECTICUT DEP'T OF PUB. HEALTH, 00-7289, 00-9131
Public employees do not have the right to discuss and promote their religious beliefs while working with clients receiving government services.
Appellate Information
- Argued 04/10/2001
- Decided 12/12/2001
- Published 12/12/2001
Judges
- POOLER, Circuit Judge., Before: WALKER, Chief Judge, McLAUGHLIN and POOLER, Circuit Judges.
Court
- United States Second Circuit
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Vincent P. McCarthy,American Center for Law and Justice Northeast, Inc. (Ann-Louise Lohr, Patricia Bast Lyman, on the brief), New Milford, CT, for Plaintiffs-Appellants., Edward L. White III and Robert J. Muise, Ann Arbor, MI, for Knight amicus curiae Thomas More Center for Law & Justice., Edward L. White III, Ann Arbor, MI, for Quental amicus curiae Thomas More Center for Law & Justice.
- For Appellees:
- Marianne I. Horn, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General; Richard J. Lynch, Assistant Attorney General, on the brief), Hartford, CT, for Appellees State of Connecticut Department of Public Health and Stephen A. Harriman, Commissioner., Ralph E. Urban, Assistant Attorney General for the State of Connecticut (Richard Blumenthal, Attorney General, on the brief) Hartford, CT, for Appellees State of Connecticut, Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired and Stacey Eusko Mawson, Executive Director.