United States Seventh Circuit

Refusal to grant police chief qualified immunity in a suit alleging retaliation based on speech is affirmed where the plaintiff's speech was on a matter of public concern, and where the unconstitutionality of the chief's actions was clearly established at the time they occurred.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/08/2005
• Decided 04/17/2006
• Published 04/17/2006

Judges

• BAUER, Circuit Judge., Before BAUER, POSNER, and KANNE, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• William R. Rettko (argued), Rettko Law Offices, Brookfield, WI, for Plaintiff-Appellee., Jan A. Smokowicz (argued), Milwaukee City Attorney's Office, Milwaukee, WI, for Defendant-Appellant.