United States Ninth Circuit

A public employee's private statement about the funding status of government program is not a statement of public concern entitled to First Amendment protection.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/14/2001
• Decided 04/18/2001
• Published 04/18/2001

Judges

• McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:, Before:  NOONAN, McKEOWN and WARDLAW, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Peter C. Wetherall, Law Offices of Peter C. Wetherall, Reno, Nevada, for plaintiff-appellant George M. Weeks III.


• For Appellees:
  
• Julie Slabaugh, Deputy Attorney General, Litigation Division, Office of the Attorney General, Carson City, Nevada, for defendant-appellee Robert Bayer.