United States Second Circuit

In a school district employee's suit wrongful termination, claiming in relevant part that her termination was a violation of her First Amendment rights because she reported financial malfeasance to the school district's superintendent and to the Board of Education, district court's denial of defendants' motion for summary judgment is reversed where plaintiff's speech was not protected by the First Amendment because she was speaking pursuant to her official duties as a public employee, and therefore defendant is entitled to summary judgment on the First Amendment retaliation claim.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/10/2012
• Published 09/10/2012

Judges

• Walker

Court

• United States Second Circuit

Counsel