In an action claiming retaliation in violation of the First Amendment, district court’s grant of summary judgment for defendant is affirmed where: 1) the officer’s disputed statements were not a matter of public concern, and thus were not protected by the First Amendment; and 2) the revised confidentiality policy issued by the Sheriff’s Office did not constitute an unlawful prior restraint because it regulates only speech not subject to First Amendment protection.
Read Milwaukee Deputy Sheriff’s Ass’n v. Clarke, No. 08-3298
Appellate InformationAppeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin.Argued February 13, 2009Decided July 21, 2009
JudgesBefore KANNE, ROVNER, and EVANS, Circuit Judges.Opinion by KANNE, Circuit Judge.
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