Supreme Court of the United States
Garcetti v. Ceballos
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- Type
- Dissent
- Filed
- May 30, 2006
- Case
- Garcetti v. Ceballos
- Case status
- Decided
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Justice Breyer, dissenting. This case asks whether the First Amendment protects public employees when they engage in speech that both (1) involves matters of public concern and (2) takes place in the ordinary course of performing the duties of a government job. I write separately to explain why I cannot fully accept either the Court’s or Justice Souter’s answer to the question presented. I…
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Other writings in this case
| Type | Author | Filed |
|---|---|---|
| Opinion of the Court | Not attributed | May 30, 2006 |
| Opinion | Anthony McLeod Kennedy | May 30, 2006 |