O' Connor v. Ortega

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:court_cases
gptkbp:argued_on November 1, 1988
gptkbp:case_outcome mixed ruling on employee rights
public employees have some First Amendment protections
gptkbp:case_significance important for public sector employees
gptkbp:case_types employment law
gptkbp:decided_by gptkb:Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States
June 19, 1989
gptkbp:dissenting_opinion gptkb:Justice_Antonin_Scalia
gptkbp:docket_number 87-1189
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label O' Connor v. Ortega
gptkbp:impact influenced public sector employment law
gptkbp:is_cited_in 480 U. S. 709
gptkbp:jurisdiction gptkb:United_States_federal_law
gptkbp:legal_issue First Amendment rights
public employee speech
gptkbp:legal_representation gptkb:American_Civil_Liberties_Union
gptkb:National_Education_Association
gptkbp:material involved the implications for public trust in government employees
involved the implications for employee rights in government settings
involved the implications for employee speech protections in the workplace
involved First Amendment protections for public employees
involved the implications for free speech in government employment
involved the implications for employee conduct standards
involved the implications for public sector labor relations
involved the implications for employee rights in public service.
involved the implications for government oversight of employee behavior
involved a dispute over workplace conduct
involved a psychiatrist's dismissal
involved a public employee's speech
involved a public hospital setting
involved issues of workplace privacy
involved the implications for public sector unions
involved the implications for workplace policies
involved the role of government as an employer
involved the implications for government employee relations
involved the evaluation of employee speech in the workplace
involved the implications for employee rights advocacy
involved the concept of public interest in employee speech
involved the implications for employee accountability
involved the balance of interests between speech and efficiency
involved the implications for public sector employment practices
involved the implications for public sector employee protections
involved the implications for employee rights in public institutions
involved the implications for public sector management
involved the implications for employee rights in the workplace
involved the implications for government accountability to employees
involved the implications for whistleblower protections
gptkbp:outcome ruled in favor of Ortega
gptkbp:precedent subsequent public employee cases
set standards for balancing employer interests and employee speech rights
gptkbp:public_perception gptkb:Justice_William_J._Brennan_Jr.
gptkbp:related_cases gptkb:Connick_v._Myers
gptkb:Pickering_v._Board_of_Education
gptkbp:significance established standards for public employee speech rights
gptkbp:year gptkb:1989
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:City_of_Ontario_v._Quon
gptkb:Skinner_v._Railway_Labor_Executives'_Association
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6