Connick v. Myers
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Connick v. Myers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited public employees’ First Amendment protections by holding that their speech is only constitutionally protected when it addresses matters of public concern rather than personal workplace grievances.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Connick v. Myers canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Connick v. Myers Context triple: [Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, relatedCase, Connick v. Myers]
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A.
Myers v. United States
Myers v. United States is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly expanded presidential power by holding that the president has the exclusive authority to remove executive branch officials without Senate approval.
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B.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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C.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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D.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
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E.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Connick v. Myers Target entity description: Connick v. Myers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited public employees’ First Amendment protections by holding that their speech is only constitutionally protected when it addresses matters of public concern rather than personal workplace grievances.
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A.
Myers v. United States
Myers v. United States is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court case that significantly expanded presidential power by holding that the president has the exclusive authority to remove executive branch officials without Senate approval.
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B.
Argersinger v. Hamlin
Argersinger v. Hamlin is a 1972 U.S. Supreme Court case that extended the right to counsel to defendants in misdemeanor cases that may result in imprisonment.
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C.
McDonald v. Smith
McDonald v. Smith is a 1985 U.S. Supreme Court case that held the First Amendment’s Petition Clause does not grant absolute immunity from libel suits for statements made in petitions to government officials.
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D.
Corrigan v. Buckley
Corrigan v. Buckley is a 1926 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the enforceability of racially restrictive covenants in property deeds, paving the way for widespread legalized housing segregation until later overturned in effect by subsequent civil rights rulings.
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E.
Miller v. Johnson
Miller v. Johnson is a 1995 U.S. Supreme Court case that further developed the doctrine on racial gerrymandering and the Equal Protection Clause in legislative redistricting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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public employment law case ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
civil rights law
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constitutional law ⓘ labor and employment law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 1982-11-08 ⓘ |
| citation | 461 U.S. 138 ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvision | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1983-04-20 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy | William J. Brennan Jr. ⓘ |
| fullName | Connick v. Myers ⓘ |
| holding |
A public employee's speech is protected by the First Amendment only when it addresses a matter of public concern.
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The employer's interest in maintaining discipline and harmony in the workplace outweighed the employee's limited First Amendment interest. ⓘ The questionnaire distributed by Myers, except for one question, involved internal office affairs and not matters of public concern. ⓘ When a public employee speaks on matters of purely personal interest, a federal court is not the appropriate forum to review the wisdom of a personnel decision taken in response. ⓘ |
| impact |
established threshold inquiry into whether employee speech involves a matter of public concern
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narrowed First Amendment protections for public employees ⓘ |
| joinedDissent |
Harry A. Blackmun
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Thurgood Marshall ⓘ |
| joinedMajority |
Lewis F. Powell Jr.
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Sandra Day O'Connor ⓘ
linked to:
Sandra Day O’Connor
Thurgood Marshall (in part) ⓘ
linked to:
Thurgood Marshall
Warren E. Burger ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ William J. Brennan Jr. (in part) ⓘ
linked to:
William J. Brennan Jr.
|
| jurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
distinction between public concern and personal grievance
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government employer's interest in workplace efficiency ⓘ public concern requirement for public employee speech ⓘ |
| legalIssue |
freedom of speech of public employees
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public concern test for employee speech ⓘ |
| locationOfUnderlyingDispute |
Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office, Louisiana
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linked to:
Orleans Parish District Attorney's Office
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| majorityOpinionBy | Byron R. White ⓘ |
| originatedFrom | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| page | 138 ⓘ |
| petitioner | Harry F. Connick, District Attorney ⓘ |
| relatedCase |
Garcetti v. Ceballos
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Pickering v. Board of Education ⓘ Rankin v. McPherson ⓘ |
| relatedDoctrine | Pickering balancing test ⓘ |
| reporter | United States Reports ⓘ |
| respondent | Sheila Myers ⓘ |
| reversed | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ⓘ |
| volume | 461 ⓘ |
| yearDecided | 1983 ⓘ |
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Subject: Connick v. Myers Description of subject: Connick v. Myers is a 1983 U.S. Supreme Court case that limited public employees’ First Amendment protections by holding that their speech is only constitutionally protected when it addresses matters of public concern rather than personal workplace grievances.
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