Q: What was the holding in the case Connick v. Meyers?
b) Connick v. Meyers: if the speech is on a matter of public concern ? court must subjectively balance the speech rights of the employee v. the government’s (employer’s) rights in promoting job efficiency. [If not speech on matter of public concern => gov’t can pretty much fire him.]
i) Public concern: Rankin when employee said about Reagan’s shooting “next time I hope they get him” it was political commentary and thus speech on a matter of public concern
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