Garcetti v. Ceballos
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Garcetti v. Ceballos is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that public employees do not have First Amendment protection for speech made pursuant to their official job duties.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Garcetti v. Ceballos canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7476389 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Garcetti v. Ceballos Context triple: [Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri, relatedCase, Garcetti v. Ceballos]
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A.
Bucklew v. Precythe
Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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B.
City of Boerne v. Flores
City of Boerne v. Flores is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that curtailed Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment and held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be applied to the states.
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C.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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D.
Arizona v. Johnson
Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
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E.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
- 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: Garcetti v. Ceballos Target entity description: Garcetti v. Ceballos is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that public employees do not have First Amendment protection for speech made pursuant to their official job duties.
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A.
Bucklew v. Precythe
Bucklew v. Precythe is a 2019 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld Missouri’s method of execution against an Eighth Amendment challenge, clarifying the standards for inmates claiming that a particular execution protocol would cause them severe pain.
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B.
City of Boerne v. Flores
City of Boerne v. Flores is a 1997 U.S. Supreme Court case that curtailed Congress’s power under the Fourteenth Amendment and held that the Religious Freedom Restoration Act could not be applied to the states.
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C.
Van Orden v. Perry
Van Orden v. Perry is a 2005 U.S. Supreme Court case that upheld the constitutionality of a Ten Commandments monument on Texas State Capitol grounds against an Establishment Clause challenge.
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D.
Arizona v. Johnson
Arizona v. Johnson is a 2009 U.S. Supreme Court case that clarified police authority to frisk passengers during lawful traffic stops when officers reasonably suspect they are armed and dangerous.
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E.
Chiafalo v. Washington
Chiafalo v. Washington is a 2020 U.S. Supreme Court case that unanimously upheld states’ authority to penalize or replace “faithless electors” who do not vote in line with their state’s popular vote in presidential elections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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public employment law case ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
government employers
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public employees ⓘ |
| areaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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labor and employment law ⓘ |
| arguedDate | 2005-10-12 ⓘ |
| citation |
126 S. Ct. 1951
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164 L. Ed. 2d 689 ⓘ 547 U.S. 410 ⓘ |
| clarifiesTest | Pickering balancing test ⓘ |
| concurrenceBy | David H. Souter ⓘ |
| constitutionalProvisionInterpreted | First Amendment to the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| court | Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 2006-05-30 ⓘ |
| dissentingOpinionBy |
David H. Souter
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John Paul Stevens ⓘ Ruth Bader Ginsburg ⓘ Stephen G. Breyer ⓘ |
| docketNumber | 04-473 ⓘ |
| factPattern | Deputy district attorney claimed retaliation after writing a memorandum recommending dismissal of a criminal case due to alleged governmental misconduct ⓘ |
| holding |
The Constitution does not insulate communications made pursuant to official job responsibilities from employer discipline.
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When public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes. ⓘ |
| impact | narrowed First Amendment protections for public employees ⓘ |
| joinedByInMajority |
Antonin Scalia
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Clarence Thomas ⓘ Samuel A. Alito Jr. ⓘ William H. Rehnquist ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| legalIssue |
First Amendment free speech rights of public employees
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scope of constitutional protection for speech made pursuant to official duties ⓘ |
| majorityOpinionBy | Anthony M. Kennedy ⓘ |
| originatingCourt | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ⓘ |
| overrulesOrLimits |
Pickering v. Board of Education (as to application to speech pursuant to official duties)
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linked to:
Pickering v. Board of Education
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| petitioner | Gil Garcetti ⓘ |
| rearguedDate | 2006-03-21 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
citizen speech
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government employer retaliation ⓘ official duties ⓘ public concern test ⓘ |
| respondent | Richard Ceballos ⓘ |
| result | judgment of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
public employee speech
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whistleblowing by government employees ⓘ |
| subsequentCitationIn |
Borough of Duryea v. Guarnieri
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Lane v. Franks ⓘ Weintraub v. Board of Education ⓘ |
| termOfCourt | October Term 2005 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Garcetti v. Ceballos Description of subject: Garcetti v. Ceballos is a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision holding that public employees do not have First Amendment protection for speech made pursuant to their official job duties.
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