Explore 21 court opinions on Public Concern Test For Employee Speech. AI-powered plain English summaries, key holdings, and legal analysis.
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County employee's retaliation claims dismissed for lack of protected speech and causation
Campbell v. Broome County, decided by Second Circuit on April 9, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a former employee's claims that his employer, B...
Tenth Circuit: Police Officer's Speech Not Public Concern, Resignation Not Constructive Discharge
Armendariz v. City of Colorado Springs, decided by Tenth Circuit on February 24, 2026, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Tenth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to...
Officer's Retaliation and Due Process Claims Dismissed
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...
Retaliation claim dismissed for lack of causal connection
Ewelina Bajda; Jacob Dahlman; and James McCain, Jr. v. Teri Stephenson, decided by Colorado Supreme Court on December 22, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The plaintiffs, former employees of...
Officer's internal complaints not protected speech, court rules
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 ...
First Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Employment Discrimination Case
Aprileo v. Clapprood, decided by First Circuit on November 10, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The First Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the defendants in...
Fifth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for County in Discrimination Suit
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...
Eighth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment in Excessive Force Case
Lance Shockley v. Richard Adams, decided by Eighth Circuit on October 13, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eighth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the d...
Police officer's speech not protected, termination upheld
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...
First Amendment retaliation claim fails for internal employee complaints
Giambalvo v. Suffolk Cnty., decided by Second Circuit on September 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit alleging that Suffolk County vi...
Prosecution After Immunity Not First Amendment Violation, Court Rules
Benjamin Schoenthal v. Kwame Raoul, decided by Seventh Circuit on September 2, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit brought by Benjamin Sc...
Officer's internal complaints not protected speech, First Circuit rules
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 ...
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Wrongful Termination and Contract Claims
Long v. Byrne, decided by Second Circuit on July 30, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Second Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a former employee's claims for wrongful te...
Ninth Circuit: Officer's speech not protected, no irreparable harm
Burch v. City of Chubbuck, decided by Ninth Circuit on July 25, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's denial of a preliminary injunction sought by ...
Fifth Circuit: School employee's speech not protected if not matter of public concern
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...
Sixth Circuit Affirms Summary Judgment for University in Retaliation Case
Matthew Warman v. Mount St. Joseph Univ., decided by Sixth Circuit on July 18, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to M...
Public Employee's Speech Not Protected if Not Public Concern, Court Rules
Jennie Wright v. Louisville Metro Gov't, decided by Sixth Circuit on July 16, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Lo...
Fifth Circuit: Deputy's Speech Not Protected by First Amendment
Little v. Llano County, decided by Fifth Circuit on May 23, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Fifth Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to Llano County and She...
Street vending rules not unconstitutionally vague
Matter of Dourdounas v. City of New York, decided by New York Court of Appeals on March 20, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The core dispute involved whether the City of New York's administ...
Speech not on matter of public concern, no First Amendment retaliation found
Thomas Ghelf v. Town of Wheatland, decided by Seventh Circuit on March 12, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Seventh Circuit affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment to the...
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Retaliation and Wrongful Termination Claims
Michael Polelle v. Florida Secretary of State, decided by Eleventh Circuit on March 11, 2025, resulted in a defendant win outcome. The Eleventh Circuit affirmed the district court's dismissal of a for...