MARK GRUTZMACHER v. HOWARD COUNTY
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Wynn, March 20, 2017,
First Amendment- A Facebook “like” constitutes endorsement of a comment and is considered First Amendment speech
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HERBERT E. LIVERMAN v. CITY OF PETERSBURG
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Dec. 15, 2016, Wilkinson,
Free Speech – Police department policy prohibiting criticism of the department on social media was over-broad
RANDALL E. BRICKEY v. ROBB HALL
US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, Diaz, July 8, 2016,
Qualified Immunity – Chief of Police should have received qualified immunity regarding termination of officer that wrongly claimed misuse of departmental funds during campaign for public office
JEFFREY J. HEFFERNAN v. CITY OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, ET AL.
Supreme Court of the United States, Breyer, Filed Apr. 26, 2016,
First Amendment – Action taken based on perceived constitutionally protected political activity is also protected, even if the perception was incorrect
(Dissent – Thomas with Alito – There should be no constitutional remedy for someone whose constitutional rights were not violated)
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