United States Seventh Circuit

Brooks v. Univ. of Wisconsin Bd. of Regents, 04-3308

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Plaintiffs' claim of a First Amendment violation, stemming from defendant's alleged retaliatory closure of a research clinic, is dismissed where plaintiffs have failed to establish that they had engaged in protected speech.

Appellate Information

Argued 01/13/2005
Decided 04/28/2005
Published 04/28/2005

Judges

TERENCE T. EVANS, Circuit Judge., Before CUDAHY, EVANS, and SYKES, Circuit Judges.

Court

United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

For Appellant:
Victor M. Arellano (argued), Lawton & Cates, Madison, WI, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

For Appellees:
John R. Sweeney (argued), Office of Attorney General, Wisconsin Department of Justice, Madison, WI, for Defendants-Appellees.