United States Seventh Circuit

In a First Amendment freedom of association action, district court's grant of defendant's motion for summary judgment is affirmed where plaintiff's association with a conservative organization was protected, but plaintiff did not provide enough admissible evidence to support a finding that this affiliation or his speech prompted defendant's termination action.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/24/2009
• Published 03/24/2009

Judges

• WOOD, Circuit Judge., Before MANION, WOOD, and WILLIAMS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Seventh Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Brian W. Raum (argued), Scottsdale, AZ, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Jason A. Anselment (argued), Office of the Corporation Counsel, Springfield, IL, for Defendant-Appellee.