United States public employee speechqualified immunityfree speech

Lane v Franks

573 U.S. 228 (2014)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year2014

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

public employee speech; truthful testimony in judicial proceedings is citizen speech protected by First Amendment; Garcetti exception does not apply to sworn testimony

Area of Law

constitutional

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