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Freedom Of Speech In The Public Workplace: A Comment On The Public Concern Requirement, Cynthia Lee
Freedom Of Speech In The Public Workplace: A Comment On The Public Concern Requirement, Cynthia Lee
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In the twenty years since the Pickering test, the U.S. Supreme Court has done little to clarify what types of public employee speech constitute speech "of public concern" for the purpose of receiving constitutional protection. In this Comment, Cynthia Lee offers a reformulation of the Pickering test by focusing on three factors courts should examine when determining whether an employee who engages in disruptive speech should receive constitutional protection. Part One of this Comment traces the historical background of public employee free speech rights. Part Two examines the employee's initial hurdle of showing that his or her speech was of …