Comprehensive guide to First Amendment Retaliation Claims By Public Employees cases, courts, and legal analysis.
Cambric v. City of Corpus Christi, decided by Fifth Circuit on March 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Cit...
Jones v. City of North Las Vegas, decided by Ninth Circuit on March 6, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City ...
Lettieri v. Town of Colesville, decided by Second Circuit on January 21, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former police officer's claims that h...
Knight v. City of New York, decided by Second Circuit on January 13, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a former NYPD officer,...
Thompson v. Central Valley School District No 365, decided by Ninth Circuit on December 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary ...
Ryan O'Donnell v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
Wang v. Paxton, decided by Fifth Circuit on December 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by former Texas Assis...
Baroni v. Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, decided by Second Circuit on December 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought ...
Miles Guptill v. City of Chattanooga, Tenn., decided by Sixth Circuit on November 26, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgme...
Sterling v. City of Jackson, decided by Fifth Circuit on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City o...
Lionel Alford v. Walton County, decided by Eleventh Circuit on November 17, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to W...
Hawatmeh v. City of Henderson, decided by Ninth Circuit on November 7, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought by a fo...
Jackson v. Tarrant County, decided by Fifth Circuit on October 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Tarrant Count...
McDonald v. Board of Trustees of the Fire & Police Commissioners of Maywood, decided by Illinois Appellate Court on September 29, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiff, a former pol...
Dan McCaleb v. Michelle Long, decided by Sixth Circuit on September 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defe...
Jane Doe 1 v. City View Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on September 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit broug...
Hussey v. City of Cambridge, decided by First Circuit on August 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of ...
Jake Paul Heiney v. Donna Moore, decided by Sixth Circuit on August 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction so...
Lister v. City of Las Vegas, decided by Ninth Circuit on August 4, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of L...
Ruben Santoyo v. City of Chicago, decided by Seventh Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the C...
Jane Doe 1 v. City View Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a lawsuit brought b...
Carter v. City of Shreveport, decided by Fifth Circuit on July 21, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the City of S...
Sims v. Dallas Indep Sch Dist, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the Dallas In...
Alieda Maron v. Chief Financial Officer of Florida, decided by Eleventh Circuit on May 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit reviewed a district court's denial of a preli...
Donald Nicodemus v. City of South Bend, decided by Seventh Circuit on May 15, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to ...
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