"Public Employee Speech Rights: Survey of Recent Trends" by Joseph Mead

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Public Employee Speech Rights: Survey of Recent Trends

Review of Public Personnel Administration

Joseph Mead, Cleveland State University

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9-1-2020

Keywords

free speech,
First Amendment,
discipline,
public employee

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Constitutional Law,
First Amendment,
Labor and Employment Law,
Law,
Public Policy,
Social Policy,
State and Local Government Law and
Supreme Court of the United States

Abstract

Public employees have the right to free speech in their personal capacities, but that right is tempered in many instances by the interests of their governmental employers. This piece provides an overview of the speech rights of public employees, highlighting approaches taken in recent appellate decisions. The piece ends with practical suggestions for public employers.

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Joseph Mead. "Public Employee Speech Rights: Survey of Recent Trends" Review of Public Personnel Administration Vol. 40 Iss. 3 (2020) p. 384 - 404
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_mead/57/