In Fields v. Prater, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a district court decision by concluding that plaintiff Tammy Fields was wrongfully denied a position as the local director of a county department of social services based on her political affiliation. This was in violation of her First Amendment rights. However, the court stated that the defendants were entitled to qualified immunity based on the lack of clarity in the law at the time of the decision. More after the break.
Posts Tagged ‘Public Employment’
4th Circuit Decides Public Employee First Amendment Case
Thursday, June 4th, 2009Termination Based on Online Misconduct Firing Upheld
Friday, October 17th, 2008Although the case arises in the public employee/First Amendment context, the Connecticut Employment Law Blog has a post today here on a decision by the U.S. District Court in Connecticut finding against a teacher fired based on inappropriate conduct on his MySpace page. The MySpace page drew attention when a guidance counselor viewed it, only to discover pictures of naked men with inappropriate comments underneath them on it.
