United States Ninth Circuit

For purposes of qualified immunity, a public employer who discharges an employee in retaliation for legitimate whistleblowing violates that employee's clearly established First Amendment rights even if the whistleblowing conduct disrupted the workplace.

Appellate Information

• Argued 03/08/2001
• Decided 05/22/2001
• Published 05/22/2001

Judges

• THOMAS, Circuit Judge:, Before:  PREGERSON, THOMAS and GOULD, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Bobbi K. Dominick and Angela Shaer;  Elam & Burke;  Boise, Idaho;  attorneys for the defendants-appellants., John C. Lynn;  Lynn, Scott & Hackney;  Boise, Idaho;  attorney for the plaintiff-appellee.