Gary Terrell v. University of Texas System Police

U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit · Decided 1986-06-30

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PATRICK E. HIGGINBOTHAM, Circuit Judge: Gary Terrell, a public employee, was fired when his secret diary, which was critical of his supervisor, féll into the supervisor’s hands. We hold that Terrell, if he “spoke” in the diary at all, spoke only as an employee and not as a citizen. Under Connick v. Myers, <span c…

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