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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:United_States_Supreme_Court_case
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gptkbp:arguedDate
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April 28, 2014
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gptkbp:citation
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573 U.S. 228
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:date
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June 19, 2014
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gptkbp:decidedBy
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:decision
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unanimous opinion
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gptkbp:docketNumber
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13-483
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gptkbp:heldBy
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Testimony under oath by a public employee outside the scope of his ordinary job duties is protected by the First Amendment.
The defendant was entitled to qualified immunity in this case.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Lane v. Franks
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gptkbp:judge
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gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
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gptkbp:legalSubject
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gptkb:First_Amendment
qualified immunity
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gptkbp:opinionBy
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gptkb:Sonia_Sotomayor
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gptkbp:pages
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228
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gptkbp:petitioner
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gptkb:Edward_Lane
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gptkbp:predecessor
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public employee First Amendment rights
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Garcetti_v._Ceballos
gptkb:Pickering_v._Board_of_Education
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gptkbp:response
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gptkb:Steve_Franks
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gptkbp:subject
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public employee speech
retaliation for testimony
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gptkbp:unanimousDecision
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true
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gptkbp:volume
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573
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:First_Amendment
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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