United States Sixth Circuit

In a wrongful termination suit, dismissal of plaintiff's First Amendment retaliation claim is affirmed where policy making employees may be terminated for their speech and/or political affiliations without offending their First Amendment rights.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/10/2005
• Published 01/10/2005

Judges

• Before:  MARTIN, COLE, and GIBBONS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Sixth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  Marc D. Mezibov, Mezibov & Jenkins, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Michael R. Barrett, Barrett & Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  Marc D. Mezibov, Christian A. Jenkins, Mezibov & Jenkins, Cincinnati, Ohio, Michael N. Budelsky, Sirkin, Pinales, Mezibov & Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellant.  Michael R. Barrett, Stephanie K. Bowman, Barrett & Weber, Cincinnati, Ohio, for Appellees.