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Heffernan v. City of Paterson
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Heffernan_v._City_of_Paterson
GPTKB entity
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Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
gptkbp:citation
gptkb:578_U.S._266_(2016)
gptkbp:concurringOpinionBy
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkbp:date
April 26, 2016
gptkbp:decidedBy
gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:dissentingOpinionBy
gptkb:Clarence_Thomas
gptkb:Samuel_Alito
gptkbp:docketNumber
14-1280
gptkbp:heldBy
The First Amendment prohibits government employers from demoting employees for perceived political activity, even if the perception is mistaken.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Heffernan v. City of Paterson
gptkbp:legalSubject
gptkb:First_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution
Freedom of speech
Public employment law
gptkbp:majorityOpinionBy
gptkb:Stephen_Breyer
gptkbp:originatedIn
gptkb:United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit
gptkbp:petitioner
gptkb:Jeffrey_Heffernan
gptkbp:relatedTo
gptkb:Garcetti_v._Ceballos
gptkb:Pickering_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:response
gptkb:City_of_Paterson,_New_Jersey
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:First_Amendment
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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