Guizar says the ruling encourages prosecutors to take concerns to the press
Humberto GuizarLocal attorney for Richard Ceballos
Guizar says the ruling encourages prosecutors to take concerns to the press.
“telling D.A.s ‘go out and have a press conference.’”
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Garcetti: Kennedy and Souter split over public employees' duty-related speech
The Supreme Court ruled five to four in May 2006 that the First Amendment did not protect Richard Ceballos's duty-related statements from employer discipline. Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote the majority opinion. In dissent, Justice David Souter argued for balancing the public value of warnings about wrongdoing or public safety against government management interests.
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Guizar said the rule could push prosecutors to speak publicly instead of using internal channels.
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Guizar says the Court is trying to limit lawsuits but argues that its ruling may backfire.
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He also criticizes the Court for extending the case beyond prosecutors' obligations to report wrongdoing.
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Relative to Garcetti's exclusion of official-duty speech, Guizar criticizes the incentive to bypass internal reporting and take concerns to the press.
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