LRIS Free Speech

Mere Threats Not Enough for Free Speech LawsuitPast

July 24, 2015

The Contra Costa County Deputy Sheriff’s Association represents sworn and unsworn employees who work for the Contra Costa County, California Sheriff’s Office. The Association sued the County, alle...

No Free Speech Right to Criticize Department RulesPast

September 30, 2014

Milton Isaiah and Joseph Goforth were police officers for Pine Lawn, Missouri. Isaiah and Goforth were fired after complaining about a number of the Police Chief’s policies. In particular, they obje...

Opposition to DNA Testing of Detectives Constitutionally ProtectedPast

November 22, 2013

Christopher Burns is employed as a detective by the Connecticut Department of Public Safety (DPS). In the summer of 2008, DPS requested DNA samples from some employees. In response, the Connecticut St...

‘Union Representative’ Exception to the Garcetti RulePast

July 19, 2011

William Hawkins is a detective with the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia. Hawkins is also a member of the Fraternal Order of Police. In 2009, a Washington Post journalist con...